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TIL: In the Palace of Westminster, the UK's parliamentary building, there are nearly 30 different bars. In the 1980s, an estimated 10 per cent of MPs were alcoholics.

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gkOD TIL a New Jersey politician was indicted for accepting $360,000 in bribes. The politician went so far to avoid his conviction that he faked his own death by friends saying he swallowed pain pills before a scuba dive and ‘never resurfaced’. He was found 2 years later and arrested while scuba diving.
V9gB TIL that around the world, an estimated 250,000 children—some as young as 7—are involved in armed conflicts.
P1ZL TIL that in 2006, 1/3 of all stocks traded in the USA and EU were traded electronically by specially designed algorithms without any human input. Today, it is estimated that around 70% of stocks traded in the US and EU markets are bought/sold by algorithmic programs, with some markets pushing 80%.
xEQg TIL “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog” is the most reproduced cartoon from The New Yorker magazine
ljR5 TIL rapper TI saved the lead singer of Creed’s life after a suicide attempt. This is one of three lives TI has saved.