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TIL that Oliver Cromwell was exhumed 3 years after his death so they could put him on trial for treason and execute his corpse.

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6EKwX TIL Almost All Canadian IATA Airport Codes Start With The Letter "Y"
rxre TIL in order to reduce the number of squirrelpox-carrying gray squirrels, Prince Charles has backed a plan to feed the squirrels oral contraceptives hidden in Nutella.
X0XmX TIL Putrescine, one of the main chemicals responsible for the smell of decaying flesh (the other being cadaverine), can be applied to fruits to keep them fresher longer
QNvkd TIL that while the Selective Service System only requires men between the ages of 18-25 to register for a possible draft, US federal law considers all able-bodied men between the ages of 17-44 as part of the militia, meaning all men in that age range can be conscripted.
V140 TIL that a man once went to Vegas, turned $50 into $40,000,000, and then promptly lost it all before the end of the year.