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TIL that Spain remained neutral in WWII largely because of up to $200 million in bribes from British intelligence.

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9Y1XG TIL In the 1980's UK newspaper 'The Sun' published topless photos of 16 year olds who were still in school on its page 3. With titles such as 'Sam quits A-levels for ooh-levels'
d87 Today I learned cicadas have evolved 13 and 17 year breeding cycles, because prime integers rarely sync with other integers making it rare that they will breed in sync with predators.
JYjNQ TIL button, cremini & portobello are all the same type of mushroom at different stages of maturity
rRKv4 TIL Sharks have been around on Earth longer than Trees
VBRE8 TIL I learned that the the town of Boring (Oregon, US) established relationship with village of Dull (Scotland, UK) in 2012; the following year they were joined with the Shire of Bland (New South Wales, AU) to form the League of Extraordinary Communities.