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TIL Stephen Fry claims the UK record for saying ‘fuck’ on television most times in one live broadcast.

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7vdM TIL the “s” curve in drain pipes acts as a water lock to prevent sewer gas from escaping into buildings
YloG TIL that dinosaurs never stepped foot in Florida. The peninsula was submerged underwater until millions of years after they existed.
4kpdb TIL that on 9/11 United Airlines Flight 175 had a near midair collision with Delta Air Lines Flight 2315 flying from Hartford to Tampa, reportedly missing the plane by only 200 feet (60 m)
WpL9 TIL Penn and Teller sell the Bill of Rights in metal, so when you go through airport security, they’ll have to “take away your Bill of Rights”
v1DbK TIL that Crossroads, the first ever Kazakh soap opera (1996-2000), was funded by the British government in order to promote capitalism, was modeled on 'EastEnders' and became wildly popular across Central Asia