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TIL in a study of the 14 Accents of the British Isles, only 22% of people correctly identified the Cornwall Accent, compared to 95% Identification of the Scottish Highlands

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Y7QA TIL that even though Lenin believed certain sexual practices to be immoral and bourgeois, the soviet union allowed them anyways because they didn’t believe the government had to right to prevent them.
e5ab TIL The Apollo space suits were made by the bra company Playtex. After years of failures, they threw together a design in just 6 weeks and beat the aerospace companies. This was because one competitor’s design couldn’t fit through the door, and the other competitor had its suit helmet explode.
9kGm TIL between contemplating suicide and undergoing surgery with a 50% chance of death actor Christopher Reeves was interrupted by Robin Williams disguised as a doctor claiming he was to give Reeve’s an immediate rectal exam.
oAXW TIL a species of vulture has been found to fly at 37,000 feet (almost 2 miles higher than Mt. Everest). This was discovered in 1973 when a jet struck a bird at cruising altitude and had to make an emergency landing.
5X0p TIL that in the Labyrinth movie all the “juggling” done by David Bowie was actually another guy standing behind him with his arms through his cloak.