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TIL dying in the London houses of parliament is illegal

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69Gaw TIL Frankenstein's iconic arms-outstretched shamble is because the monster is blinded at the end of one movie, and the sequel picks up where the last movie left off. Except the dialog reminding everyone that he's blind was taken out.
v1yB7 TIL in the United States, there hasn't been a reported death due to a black widow bite in 100 years.
XE46r TIL In 2007, the science advocacy group Sense About Science contacted the manufacturers of 15 "detox" products. When pressed, not a single detox peddler contacted could come up with a definition of what they meant by detox
nbMY TIL the US Capitol has a 116-year-old private subway for the exclusive use of congressmen and their staff
8Ybb TIL that Winston Churchill claims that Jordan’s zigzagging border was partly due to the fact that he mapped them out drunk