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TIL that the phrase “time immemorial” (as used in English common law) refers to any time prior to July 6, 1189

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vjVK TIL that after the death of Campus Police Officer Sean Collier at MIT, players from rival factions in the game “Ingress” created two portals at the site of his death, which are left untouched as a virtual monument.
E11kp TIL 84% of American vegetarians and vegans, abandon their diet, returning back to meat in under a year.
P1l6Z TIL Amy Adams was born in Italy and raised Mormon in Colorado until her parents got divorced—after which time her mother became a professional bodybuilder.
XEJBP TIL in 1994 in Zimbabwe over 60 school children saw a disc shaped craft descend on the school grounds with beings coming out of it and the kids who are now adults still claim it's not a hoax
V1Jp TIL that The City of London is surrounded by the “Ring of Steel” - described as a “surveillance cordon” with almost half a million surveillance cameras. The roads entering the City are narrowed to force drivers to slow down and be recorded by the cameras.