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TIL that a basic knowledge of Monty Python’s Flying Circus is required to become a British Subject.

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M7LyB TIL of the Downs-Thomson Paradox, which states that congestion will slow car traffic down until it matches the speed of public transit. Road expansions at the cost of public transit can therefore lead to worse car traffic.
wogwM TIL that art depicting living beings is generally prohibited in Islam. As a result Islamic art generally consists of calligraphic, geometric and abstract floral patterns
KOyQ6 TIL about a British man who bought a ceramic pot at a junk sale for less than £4 and used it as a toothbrush holder until learning it was actually made in the Indus Valley of present-day Afghanistan about 4,000 years ago. It's thought the pot was originally brought to the UK by British tourists.
PYLDE TIL elephants can tell the difference between human ethnicities, ages, and sexes by sound alone, even when the voices are digitally distorted.
NE6E TIL that roughly 2/3 of the US population lives within 100 miles of the border.