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TIL that BBC online news has a Pidgin language edition!! Literally found it out minutes ago, now can't stop reading it!

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oB7OK TIL that Chewbacca was given bodyguards against hunters whilst filming Return of the Jedi. It was feared that local hunters might mistake him for Bigfoot and shoot him.
X0A7D TIL Gangubai Kathiawadi The Real Story of The Mafia Queen of Mumbai
NgWP TIL that In 1277 Pope John XXI’s declared the concept of ‘laws of nature’ to be heresy because they conflict with God’s omnipotence . Pope John was killed by the effects of the law of gravity a few months later when the roof of his palace fell in on him.
nWV0d TIL pilot callsigns are assigned to you by your "buddies", inspired from something stupid you did/say, your name, or your physical appearance. e.g. "Rat" for someone short and ugly; "Alphabet" if your name is too long; "Caveman" if you enjoyed survival training too much.
VMKM8 TIL Playboy Magazine is now published quarterly instead of twelve times a year and updated its slogan from “Entertainment for Men” to “Entertainment for All". The company’s licensed products — from shampoo to backpacks — bring in over $1 billion annually