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TIL that, when traveling overseas, Queen Elizabeth II did not need a passport. Since all passports were issued in her name, it was unnecessary for The Queen to possess one.
TIL that axolotls, a salamander native to Mexico, can regenerate entire limbs, spinal cords, and even parts of their brains without scarring.
TIL that Norman Borlaug, an agricultural scientist, developed high-yield, disease-resistant wheat that helped prevent famine and is credited with saving over 1.2 billion lives. He won the Nobel Prize
TIL evidence of a precursor to warfare has been found at Nataruk in Kenya. Remains of at least 27 individuals have been found and dated to 7550–8550 BC. The skeletons were bound and beaten.
TIL two men conned €55m from wealthy people by asking for aid posing as French minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in online meetings by wearing a silicone mask of Le Drian & sitting at a fake official desk.
TIL that in 2015, Seal released an official explanation of the lyrics to "Kiss from a Rose." It read: "I have avoided explaining these lyrics for 25 years. I am not going to start doing it now."
TIL April 8th 1945 a prisoner at Buchenwald rigged up a radio transmitter and sent a message in a desperate attempt to contact the allies for rescue. 3 minutes after his message the US Army answered "
TIL After Joan of Arc was executed on charges of heresy, her mother spent 25 years clearing her name. She convinced the pope to reopen Joan's case and attended the retrial - in her 70s.
TIL Danny Trejo has a clause in his movie contracts that requires his villainous characters to die by the end of the film. He wants children to learn that crime doesn't pay.
TIL, that the largest arthropod in the world is a spider crab with a width of over 12 feet and weighing in at nearly 45 pounds! Known as the Japanese Spider Crab.
TIL a poll of 1,000 US visitors to Scotland found 33% thought haggis was an animal; 23% said they came to Scotland believing they could catch one. Haggis is traditionally made out of a sheep's stomach
TIL Robert Kehoe discovered reports that the chemical benzidine caused bladder cancer. His client, DuPont, made benzidine. Instead of alerting the American public, Kehoe stuffed the report in a box. T
TIL that two libraries in Portugal allow bats to nest in them, because they eat bugs that would eat the books.
TIL During the height of Frasier's popularity, Moose, the dog who played Eddie, received more fan mail than any of his human costars.
TIL In 1863 Copperhead leader Clement Vallandigham was exiled across enemy lines to the Confederacy by order of Abraham Lincoln, who considered him a “wily agitator” but did not want him to become a m
TIL Australia is home to 10% of the world's reptile species, which is more than any other country.
TIL In 1315 the republic of Florence abolished direct taxation, which was perceived as oppressive. The city was funded instead by indirect taxes, like tariffs and consumption taxes but also adopted a
No you won’t you just voted harshly against it.