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TIL of Vittorio Emanuele, son of the last King of Italy. He was banned from entering Italy until 2002 when he renounced all claim to the throne. Controversially he has also been tried on charges of murder, criminal association, racketeering, conspiracy, corruption and exploitation of prostitution.

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brg9 TIL there’s a water slide in Germany which is so intense, that women are banned from riding it
0wv5v TIL: after leaving for a trip and returning to find his pregnant wife had died and been burried, Samuel Morse spent the next 45 years of his life inventing the telegraph; trying to make sure no one felt the way he did that night.
wjaY TIL that in Auschwitz, an SS guard fell in love with a Jewish prisoner. He saved her life multiple times and in return, she testified on his behalf during his post-war trial.
1aRdV TIL there is evidence the vikings were rather literate. Artifacts found often have their owner's name on them, or descriptions of the item. One item found had written on it "I am a comb".
daej TIL Dallas / Forth Worth Airport is bigger than the island of Manhattan.