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TIL the blind get a 50% discount on TV licenses in the UK

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dDWJE TIL the co-founder of Alibaba group and the 4th richest chinese citizen, Jack Ma made a kung fu movie where he beats up kung fu legends
b5Np TIL Onions are the only crop to be completely banned from trading futures in. In the 1950’s a man named Vincent Kosuga acquired so much power that at one point he controlled 98% of onions in America. Farmers and buyers were so angry that Eisenhower banned the entire market.
WkLB9 TIL a man suffered a fatal stab wound from a knife-wielding chicken while watching an illegal cockfight in California
VMmak TIL Mice with vision enhanced by nanotechnology can see both infrared and visible light. A single injection of nano-particles in the mice's eyes gave them infrared vision for around 10 weeks with minimal side effects.
lo6YA TIL Back in 2011, the travelling Picadilly Circus was scheduled to perform in Joplin, Missouri, until an EF-5 Tornado destroyed most of the city, rendering them unable to perform. As a result, the circus employees used their two adult elephants to help drag debris off the roads for first responders.