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TIL that Westminster Palace, the home of both Chambers of British Parliament is home to no less than 30 bars that are subsidized by the taxpayers

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ep0lD TIL mammalian placentas have the genes of both parents. The mother's side of the placenta contains her genes but on the embryo's side are paternally imprinted causing what animal breeders call the "Paternal Grandsire Effect" causing certain traits to skip a generation.
eQXL TIL in 2010 a UK man had chronic hiccups for 2 ½ years, and was told by doctors it was probably heartburn. A Japanese variety show picked up the story, and in the course of filming, discovered a brain tumor. The tumor was removed, his hiccups went away, and this possibly saved his life.
e0NJ TIL Workaholics is filmed in the house they lived in when the show started.
rNGjM TIL that fossil fuel doesn't come from dinosaurs.
epBb5 TIL "Nardwuar" the interveiw personality was/is in a 60s and 70s style punk band called "The Evaporators" as a lead singer