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TIL Abraham Lincoln was made an honorary citizen of the Republic of San Marino

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AD6Bg TIL Denny's began in 1953 as "Danny's Donuts," then was renamed"Danny's Coffee Shops." After learning there was a local chain called "Coffee Dan's," the founders, neither named Danny or Denny, changed the name to "Denny's Coffee Shops," and later just "Denny's."
NXB58 TIL the 21st Bond film "Die Another Day" contains an homage to each of first 20 Bond films in the franchise.
jNlKE TIL that Vanilla Ice used Queen and David Bowie's Under Pressure song baseline for his one-hit wonder Ice Ice Baby but didn't pay any royalties to Queen or Bowie. After facing a lawsuit, he then claimed he purchased the song Under Pressure in an interview, only to be corrected by a Queen spokesman.
bRV7 TIL Viagra was developed with the intention of relieving chest pain and its side effect was accidental.
p8bd4 TIL The worlds oldest football was discovered behind panelling in the Queens Chamber within Stirling Castle, Scotland and is believed to have belonged to Mary Queen of Scots around the 1540’s.