TIL Katherine of Aragon, Henry VIII first wife, gave birth to three male heirs. In 1511, she gave birth to Henry; the child only lived for 52 days . Her pregnancies in 1513 and 1514 were recorded as stillborn boys. Her only child to reach adulthood was Queen Mary.
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The Tudor Society
The Pregnancies of Katherine of Aragon by Sarah Bryson - The Tudor Society
Sadly, on this day in history, on the 9th of November 1518, Katherine of Aragon, first wife of King Henry VIII, gave birth to a stillborn girl. There are very few surviving details of Katherine's pregnancy but Venetian Ambassador Sebastian Giustinian wrote…
TIL that baby kangaroos are born as fetuses and climb into their mothers pouches to finish gestation. Mother kangaroos can suspend their pregnancies and produce four different types of specialized milk at one time to satisfy the developmental needs of individual offspring.
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The Kid Should See This
A tiny newborn kangaroo climbs into its mother's pouch | The Kid Should See This
As marsupials, kangaroos have pouches called marsupiums that provide nourishment and protection for their undeveloped young. When a kangaroo mother gives
TIL the Volkswagen Taos is named after Taos, New Mexico - the home of John Muir, who wrote the 1969 book "How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive; A Manual of Step-By-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot.".
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Volkswagen Taos
compact CUV
TIL notorious violent UK prisoner Charles Bronson has spent much of his prison life in solitary confinement. He wrote a book in 2002 on the topic of how to stay fit in a solitary confinement cell.
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Charles Bronson (prisoner)
English criminal
TIL the word 'steppe' doesn't refer to a specific area of Eurasia, but is is a type of 'ecoregion' characterized by grassland plains and is also found in the Americas, Oceania and Africa
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Steppe
ecoregion of plains grasslands without trees
TIL that just hours after JFK’s assassination, his wife Jackie Kennedy was present at the inauguration ceremony of Lyndon Johnson with her husband’s blood still on her clothes
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Lyndon B. Johnson demanded to be sworn in alongside Jackie Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson insisted that JFK’s wife Jackie Kennedy accompany him back to Washington hours after her husband's assassination on November 22, 1963.
TIL : Richard Pryor co-wrote Blazing Saddles and was slated to play Sheriff Bart, but the Studio balked due to his drug use.
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Gannett
Mel Brooks reveals the stories behind 'Blazing Saddles'
Madeline Kahn’s audition is just one anecdote about the classic Western movie send-up.
TIL that some countries presume organ donor consent with a system known as 'opt-out'. Surprisingly, the only significant result (as of this 2019 study) has been a reduction in living organ donation
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TIL In 1968 the Swiss army accidentally fired 5 mortar shells into Liechtenstein hitting their only ski resort. Liechtenstein authorities said no one was hurt and they would "only mildly" protest
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Pocket 'war' - The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) - 16 Oct 1968
VADUZ, Liechtenstein, Tuesday (AAP-Reuter). — Swiss soldiers today lobbed five mortar bombs into this pocket principality "without even ...
TIL the term "Seeing Eye Dog" only applies if the dog was trained by the non-profit group "The Seeing Eye" of Morristown, New Jersey. If the dog wasn't trained there, it is simply referred to as a "guide dog".
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The Seeing Eye
non-profit organization in the USA
TIL that the artist who created Mike Tyson's face tattoo sued Warner Bros because the same design was used on Ed Helms' face in 'Hangover II'. The artist had previously copyrighted the image and Warner Bros ended up setting the law suit.
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U.S.
"Hangover" tattoo lawsuit settled
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Fans of "The Hangover: Part II" can rest easy: the tattoo on Ed Helms' face is staying in the film.
TIL if you bought a lottery ticket in 16th Century England it came with the added bonus of being a 'get out of jail free card'. Every participant was granted immunity from one arrest, as long as the crime wasn't extremely serious, like murder or treason.
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Lottery
gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize
TIL that on having your 7th child in Germany, you can apply to have the president be their Godfather.
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Deutsche Welle
Unlucky number seven causes headache for German president
Like many religions, Germany encourages its citizens to go forth and multiply. A family's seventh child automatically gets a bonus godfather - the German president. But what happens when the family has extremist views?
TIL The FBI attempted to bribe members of congress in the 80s by forming a fake company. A quarter of all members who were tested accepted the bribe, and were eventually convicted.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
ABSCAM | Federal Bureau of Investigation
On February 2, 1980, the world learned of our high-level investigation into public corruption and organized crime, infamously code-named ABSCAM.
TIL upon request, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his copy of the "I have a dream" speech he had just delivered to the then security guard George Raveling. Raveling has been offered as much as $3 million for the original copy but he has refused all offers.
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I Have a Dream
"I Have a Dream" is a public speech that was delivered by American civil rights activist and Baptist minister, Martin Luther King Jr., during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. In the speech, King called for civil and economic…
TIL Companies save more than $3 billion a year in unspent gift cards.
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CNBC
Consumers lose $3 billion a year in unspent gift cards
Gift cards provide retail companies with capital as they wait for them to be redeemed. In 2019, Amazon had $3.3 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards on the books.
TIL that Kevin Peter Hall who played 'Predator' opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in the first Predator movie, could not see out of the predator mask and had to rehearse his scenes with it off and memorize where everything was.
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Men's Journal
'Predator': 11 Wild Facts About the Arnold Schwarzenegger Action Film
The bugs. The heat. The jungle. The alien. And the ‘80s action superstar who was fired from playing the actual Predator. Here are the top Predator facts.
TIL in the first auto show in New York in 1899, every vehicle was electric with the exception of some steam powered cars.
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The Library of Congress
Automobile parade
The first annual automobile parade, held on November 4, 1899 by the Automobile Club of America, in downtown Manhattan. At least ten different makes and models are seen, including electric and steam powered machines. In the background is Madison Square Garden.…
TIL the Tolkien Estate sued Dungeons & Dragons for using the words dragon, dwarf, elf, ent, goblin, hobbit, orc, balrog, and warg. As a result, all but hobbit, ent, and balrog were ruled as public domain.
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Lord Of The Rings' Complicated Legal History With Dungeons & Dragons
D&D has had to be wary of the Tolkien Estate.
TIL that BASE jumping is one of the most dangerous sports in the world. The sport has a death and injury rate 43 times higher than parachuting from a plane, and according to one study, a fatality rate of 1 out of every 60 jumpers.
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BASE jumping
activity where participants jump from fixed objects and use a parachute to break their fall
TIL The Common Swift Is the Record Holder for Longest Uninterrupted Flight. It can stay in the air for 10 months straight
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Audubon
The Common Swift Is the New Record Holder for Longest Uninterrupted
Scientists have found that the birds can stay in the air for 10 months straight. That is a very long time.