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TIL that the British sitcom Mr. Bean only consists of 15 episodes over a span of 6 years

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W7eDN TIL of the World calendar, a proposed reform of the Gregorian system that keeps the calendar more in sync with the seasons. It is 364 days long, divided into quarters (91 days each), with an extra day (Worldsday) at the end of the year, and a leap day (Leapyear Day) added every four years.
xVOmo TIL that Leonard Nimoy (Spock) was fluent in Yiddish
JYEd8 TIL the nurse,Caroline Hampton, helped popularize surgical gloves. She almost quit her job as a surgical nurse at John Hopkins due to severe hand eczema caused by surgical disinfectant until her boss bought her custom rubber gloves. Other staff members copied this and found they made work easier.
rRBp4 TIL that Daniel Day-Lewis’ father was the Poet Laureate of the UK
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