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TIL that the United Nations officially use British English instead of American English

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gMN9y TIL the Saudi Government hired multiple American PR firms to counter criticism towards the government's mass arrests, assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, forced evictions on Howeitat tribal land, and their NEOM City Project
D1OAD TIL a design lab from the Netherlands created a fish tank car which can be driven by a fish. A webcam senses the fish's movements which then propels the car in the direction the fish is swimming.
Ooe64 TIL: Since 1945, all British tanks have been equipped with boiling vessels allowing them to make tea.
KoER TIL that a gay bar in Australia won the right to ban women from the premises because they made the men feel uncomfortable and they wanted to ensure that their patrons were not subject to attempts to change their sexuality…
Lk67Q TIL about radio host Joe Pyne. The former Marine and WWII veteran once had Frank Zappa on his show. Pyne quickly went on the attack with, “So I guess your long hair makes you a woman.” Zappa quickly fired back, “So I guess your wooden leg makes you a table”.