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TIL that the current Queen of England is related by blood to U.S. President George Washington. Their last common ancestor died in 1681.

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QLyX TIL it was no coincidence “Antz” was released a month before Disney/Pixar “A Bugs life”. Pixar had been working on Bugs Life for much longer. Antz was made by a former Disney employee who didn’t leave on good terms. He sped up the production admitting his intentions were to “Battle Disney”
ZX9p TIL That West Virginia is the only state to have seceded from another state. in 1871 Virginia took West Virginia to the Supreme court to force its return.
rNOnM TIL that North Korea has a social democratic party in its legislature
Mej6V TIL There is a full scale intact replica of Stonehenge in a field near Ingram, Texas.
6ErK8 TIL An elixir containing cocaine from the coca leaf and caffeine from the African kola nut was marketed in Atlanta. It was sold as a brain tonic recommended as a medication for headaches, alcoholism, morphine addiction, abdominal pain, and menstrual cramps. This elixir, appropriately named Coca-Cola