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TIL the EU abolished Daylight Saving Time, leaving the decisions up to national governments starting in 2021.

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XE1WQ TIL that SETI scientists believed that the chances for finding intelligent extraterrestrial life were far greater than initially expected, since Earth developed two intelligent species - humans, and dolphins.
e0JyJ TIL the movie Kung Pow: Enter the Fist was written, directed, and starred by the same person (Steve Oedekerk). He used footage from a 1976 Hong Kong film and filmed new scenes to create a new plot. He re-dubbed all characters himself (except for the character Whoa).
rRyX4 TIL USPS Delivery Vehicles are 30 years old + they use engines designed in the 70's that get 10 MPG
p8ynZ TIL James Chadwick (discovered the neutron) was a student of Rutherford (discovered the proton) who was a student of Thomson (discovered the electron)
VMveZ TIL the Senate of Zimbabwe reserves 2 seats for people with disabilities and 18 for traditional chiefs. Currently 21 out of 80 senators are women.