TIL Queen Elizabeth II's grandfather, King George V, was euthanized. He was close to dying and was secretly injected fatal doses of morphine and cocaine. His last words were a mumbled "God damn you." The true cause of his death was kept secret until 1986, when Lord Dawson's diary was published. https://ift.tt/DIjlNc1

TIL: Saddam Hussein's mother tried to abort her pregnancy before his birth, but failed. https://ift.tt/MW5fZF3

TIL planets are round because of gravity. A planet's gravity pulls equally from all sides. Gravity pulls from the center to the edges like the spokes of a bicycle wheel. https://ift.tt/p9eKqaM

Til there's no such thing as the Transatlantic Coal Seam, there was never a coal seam that extended from South Wales to Pennsylvania https://ift.tt/DIpTBsv

TIL that before Lincoln Center could reward David Geffen's $100 Million donation by renaming "Avery Fisher Hall" to "David Geffen Hall", they had to pay the heirs of Fisher - the original donor - $15 million. Geffen's donation has a provision that requires his name to be on the hall "in perpetuity". https://ift.tt/8ziIq1D

TIL that Cecil Fielder and his son Prince Fielder are tied for 126th on the Major League Baseball home run list, with each having scored 319 in their career. https://ift.tt/A9BwSFT

TIL about the importance of properly poured beer. A 0.5-1 inch head (foam) releases the aromas and helps the beer to stay carbonated. Also, you can tell if the glass is dirty, because the bubbles will stick to dirt. https://ift.tt/9GstAHD

TIL that Nintendo tried to shut down not just a Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament at EVO 2013, but the whole event itself, which was a charity fundraiser event. Nintendo quickly reversed the decision after backlash. https://ift.tt/iNr9aXc

TIL that Napoleon once gave an ornately decorated tiara (a crown) to the pope with 3345 precious jewels inlaid into it. This was actually intended to be an insult, as the tiara weighed 18 pounds and was too small to fit on a human head. https://ift.tt/SJUnbdC

TIL Monotremes are a very strange order of mammals that lay eggs but nurse their young with milk. Living members are only echidnas and platypuses. https://ift.tt/S4mC9KQ

TIL there's a different kind of ice called ice III (Ordinary water ice is known as ice I). There's also 18 different kind of Ice in total, each forming under different pressure an temperature conditions. https://ift.tt/lfDd2eW

TIL that «Billie Jean» by Michael Jackson was mixed 91 times before they decided to go with mix 2. https://ift.tt/DkbQSF0

TIL that MLK had a 75% disapproval rating when he died, largely due to White disapproval over his views on fixing economic injustice https://ift.tt/RYVxerS

TIL the US didn’t have the $15m to pay France for Louisiana, so they financed it through a banks in London. Napoleon had made the deal with the US to fund his war against Great Britain and Europe. Britain allowed this deal to go through only because they didn’t want France to have their NA territory https://ift.tt/e4VAaWP

TIL that Van Gogh painted 5 different canvases featuring sunflowers, chose the sunflower because it best expressed "gratitude" and used only three shades of yellow to create the entire painting. https://ift.tt/SGa9XcH

TIL that 19 species of fern were named after Lady Gaga because they bear a distinct DNA sequence spelling GAGA and for "her [Lady Gaga's] fervent defense of equality and individual expression" https://ift.tt/D8OM0TI

TIL that Stephen Hawking hosted a party in 2009. He kept the event secret and publicized it afterwards, inviting future time travelers to the party. No one showed up, showing that travelling back in time is impossible. https://ift.tt/cH9u7Io

TIL: There is something called 'The Glitter Conspiracy'. One of the largest producers of glitter doens't want to tell what tge glitter is used for. Theories range from the use in explosives to boats https://ift.tt/0KcWkxq

TIL: Sperms were thought to move by wiggling their tails side-to-side, like eels, for 350 years. But research shows that they roll as they move forward like a spinning top. https://ift.tt/COTbai6

TIL Only 4% off all mamals on earth are wild animals. 96% of mamals are livestock and humans. https://ift.tt/Kjia7pS

TIL In the 19th Century, women cyclists were warned they might get "bicycle face" with bulging eyes and jutting chins. https://ift.tt/TYqHEaD