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TIL that 258 commercial radio stations in the UK missed the announcement of the death of the Queen Mother, due to a technical glitch.

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GYKkJ TIL Who Let The Dogs Out by the Baha Men is a cover of a song that came out a year before it in Trinidad
yVrXp TIL that Orthostatic Hypotension is the term for low blood pressure that can cause dizziness or fainting when rising quickly after sitting or laying down after long periods of time.
6En0m TIL Republicans and Democrats used to switch symbolic colors until the 2000 presidential election
EgVOP Today I learned that in 2010, Bahrain played against a fake team made up of "unidentified players" who allegedly pretend they are Togo National Team. Bahrain won the game 3-0.
BgYgr TIL after series of unexplained disappearances in Japan in the 1970s and 1980s, some believed it was North Korean spies were kidnapping them and taking them to DPRK. This was considered a conspiracy theory by experts until 2002 when Kim Jong Il publicly admitted to the plot and apologized