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TIL that the actor who played Crabbe in the Harry Potter franchise was sentenced to 2 years in prison for his participation in the 2011 England riots.

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loe9B TIL that over 1,300 schools in the US were closed in 2009 in response to the H1N1 Swine Flu outbreak
W7vaA TIL The streets of Iqaluit, Nunavut didn't have names until the Queen paid an official visit in 2002 when the city renamed the Ring Road to Queen Elizabeth II Way. She also wondered if Iqaluit streets ran in a north-south, east-west grid pattern, as they do in some European cities
VLkm TIL that 1 in 3 people who suffer from migraines experience a perceptual disturbance 10 to 20 minutes prior to the migraine. This is referred to as a migraine aura.
j6PGR TIL of Operation Babylift, a US-led evacuation of children from Vietnam during the Vietnam War for adoption in America, Canada, Australia, and Europe. The very first flight crashed shortly after takeoff and killed 78 children.
neNB7 TIL many neurologists believe that the phaseout of leaded gasoline in the United States caused the average IQ to increase by several points.