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TIL MI5 estimates there are as many Russian agents in London now as there were at the height of the Cold War.

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4XDR5 TIL that there was a prostitution sting on cops where the “buyer” dressed up as a CLOWN
4XYR TIL 1 out of 2 males, and 1 out of 3 females will get cancer in their lifetime.
gMgdD TIL that an 81 year old man called Giles Corey, accused of being a wizard in 1692, was the only man in American history to be subjected to death by pressing in an attempt to get him to submit to trial by jury. It is said that his response to the torture was to tell them to add 'more weight.'
Y7PeP TIL of the PrOP-M. A twin set of rovers sent to Mars 26 years before Pathfinder.
VMEo4 TIL A Swedish sailor shipwrecked on an island inhabited by cannibals. He was captured and taken to a local king, whose daughter fell in love with him. He married, had nine children with her, and became the king after his father-in-law.