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TIL that London Underground journeys take on average more than four times longer for disabled people.

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rRjO4 TIL that citizens of former Spanish colonies only need 2 years of legal residence in Spain (instead of the usual 10) in order to acquire Spanish citizenship.
D155V TIL that pre-electricity theatre spotlights produced light by directing a flame at calcium oxide (quicklime). These kinds of lights were called limelights and this is the origin of the phrase “in the limelight” to mean “at the centre of attention”.
vawL TIL Ashley Madison (a website to assist in having affairs) has it’s largest amount of registrations on the day after Valentine’s Day, day after Mother’s Day and day after Father’s Day.
rl7W TIL In Mongolia, if your foot taps against someone else’s, it is respectful to immediately shake hands with them.
pDQG TIL Paul McCartney dreamed the melody of “Yesterday” one night and immediately wrote the music the next morning. He then looked around for a month to find out whether or not he plagiarized it from someone else.