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

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gMa7y TIL Winston Churchill had zero qualms with using poisonous gasses on unruly subjects of the British Empire. "I am strongly in favour of using poisoned gas against uncivilised tribes," he declared in one secret memorandum.
E1Bmo TIL: There is a Victorian time capsule under Cleopatra's Needle in London that contains photographs of the 12 best looking women in England
yQd0J TIL The Chief Baker of the Titanic survived paddling for three hours in the frigid Atlantic waters after the sinking of the ship. This was due to a combination of two factors; he'd drunk a decent amount of alcohol, and he was a very good swimmer. He was the last man to leave the ship.
GOZ4 TIL that music label “Fat Wreck Chords” has never been a member of the RIAA. The label fought for three years to have their name removed from the list of RIAA members, only to have it re-added. They are battling again to have it removed.
KxaE TIL Sean Penn has been charged with battery, fled Hong Kong prison after being arrested for attempted murder, hit his ex-wife Madonna over the head with a baseball bat, and tortured her for 9 hours after tying her to a chair.