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TIL There are two Underground stations at Victoria in London that are connected and were built more than a century apart

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wLXJ8 TIL all Porsche cars have the ignition on the left side of the steering-wheel. This comes from an idea at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race when drivers had to start the car themselves, this way the driver could start the car with his left hand while put it in gear with his right hand and start faster.
GBB4 TIL Salman Rushdie loves Super Mario World. He played the game religiously while he was in hiding, to the great annoyance of his wife.
6W5m TIL about a place in Canada called Cape Breton where Scottish descendants still speak Gaelic, and they sent musicians to Scotland to teach the Scottish how to play traditional music
7rbvM TIL According to official figures from the Russian government there are 2 747 997 lakes within the country's borders.
XZ06 TIL Neil Flynn, who played Janitor on Scrubs, would improvise in the role so often that once the screenplay said ‘Janitor: Whatever Neil says’