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TIL: Seven people across the world will hold a keycard which when put together will reboot the key part of the World Wide Web should a security breach, natural disaster or terrorist attack disable it.

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DQQ6g TIL the 23 busiest train stations in the world are all located in Japan.
4Vwb TIL that judges in Britain are ordered to treat female criminals less harshly than male criminals
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XEkGE TIL Daniel Radcliffe earned £1 million for the 1st Harry Potter film and around £15 million for the 6th