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TIL the Kremlin run a British free-to-air TV channel as a “soft power” strategy to undermine the UK government.

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neNAo TIL in the late 1960s some researchers reported that catnip gave people a marijuana-like high when smoked, but it turned out they had simply mixed up the two plants.
WkZPB TIL that deaf parents use special vibrating baby monitors or smart watch applications to alert them when babies are crying during the night.
Xom6 TIL A “Buttload” is an actual unit of measurement of volume - Equal to 126 gallons.
R54x7 TIL that in the 1830s, ketchup was sold as medicine, claiming to cure ailments like indigestion and diarrhea. It was Dr. John Cook Bennett who added tomatoes to ketchup, previously a fish-based sauce, and promoted its medicinal properties.
Y78ov TIL that the city of Montreal is on an island