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TIL after a serious accident that left him with a permanent injury, Emperor Maximilian I became mordibly depressed in his later year. For the last four years of his life, he wouldn't travel anywher...

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Space infrastructure company Redwire nearly erases quarterly loss, expects to bring in over $220 million in revenue this year

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TIL the featured speaker at Gettysburg was Edward Everett, not Lincoln. He gave a 2 hour speech preceding the Gettysburg Address. After, he wrote to Lincoln "I should be glad if I could flatter mys...

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Bit of good considering the bad: "Solar power to the rescue as Europe's energy system weathers extreme heat"

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Tensions rise as Belarus begins military drills near Poland and Lithuania

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TIL that Napoleon was an ethnically Italian and was above average in height for his time.

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Appeals court upholds Josh Duggar's conviction for downloading child sex abuse images

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TIL that in the UK, a thick beef paste called Bovril is spread on toast or reconstituted into “beef tea.” It’s name comes from the Latin bovinus, for ox; and vril, a substance from a late 1800s nov...

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US approves transfer of first batch of Abrams tanks to Ukraine

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Italian man crushed to death under falling cheese wheels

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TIL when the town of Exeter, Massachusetts renamed itself to honor Benjamin Franklin in 1778, they asked Franklin to donate a bell to the town church. Franklin responded with a donation of books in...

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Wife allegedly tried to kill her Air Force husband — he claims he caught her trying to poison his coffee

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Exploring Mars: Sand Surprises and Rover Risks

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TIL about Roy Pearson, a judge who sued his dry cleaners for $54 million after he accused them of losing his pants

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Russia blasts Saudi Arabia talks on ending war in Ukraine after Moscow gets no invitation to attend

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Volunteer divers find 32 submerged cars in lake near Miami International Airport possibly linked to Cold Cases.

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TIL Out of 7 recorded incidents of "talk-down landings" - when the pilot becomes incapacitated and the plane is landed by a passenger with assistance over the radio - All were successful, with no i...

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Universal's Oppenheimer grossed $55.6M internationally this weekend. International total stands at $327.2M, global total stands at $556.2M.

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Three Amigos (1986) Blue Shadows Lullaby - I usually hate songs in movies but this one will always hold a place in my heart!

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Large brawl in Alabama as people defend Black riverboat worker against white assailants

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