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TIL British imperialist Cecil Rhodes advocated for a secret society that would bring the entire world under British rule.

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9wpRG TIL of the Stockholm Bloodbath, an event occuring after the Danish king Christian II was coronated. With his victory, the aristocracy demanded economic compensation. Nearly 100 aristocrats were killed, with blood running in the streets from all the beheadings.
0wB6p TIL About James Hogue, an American conman who posed as a self-taught orphan and was admitted into Princeton University, where he participated in the track and eating clubs. His con was exposed, after a former classmate at Palo Alto High School recognized him, where he had previously posed as a teen.
OGYA6 TIL that pensioners in the UK over the age of 80 who claimed a state pension before 2016 receive a massive 25p week increase 'in recognition "of the special claims of very elderly people who on the whole need help rather more than others”'
yQVBV TIL: Conspiracy theorist, David Icke was a professional footballer for Coventry City FC
gM7D8 TIL studies showed that meditation can have a lot of positive effects on the brain, but they depend on the type of meditation. Some helps with multitasking, others reduce stress hormones.