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TIL there’s an annual lying competition in England, and competitors from around the world have five minutes to tell the biggest and most convincing lie they can. Politicians and lawyers are banned from entering because they’re thought to be too good at it.

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1al6W TIL that in 1895 there were only two cars in the entire state of Ohio but they still managed to crash into eachother.
wjp8 TIL that Nokia has been around since 1865.
5YP7B TIL in 1999, a Las Vegas couple were unable to come to a decision on how to split up their Beanie Baby collection during their divorce settlement. A judge ordered them to dump their collection on the floor of the court and take turns picking them one-by-one.
E1K0o TIL that bacteria are becoming more tolerant of hand sanitizers, but that regular hand washing with soap is a solution: “It's the physical action of lifting and moving them off your skin, and letting them run down the drain”
alE9 TIL Apple Computers made a failed game console called the PiP P!N in 1995. Only sold 42k units for $600.