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TIL that Latimer Road tube station has automated announcements asking people not to take photos of the adjacent Grenfell Tower, partly out of respect for the people who died there and partly so that camera flashes don't distract tube drivers

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D1eBY TIL that the International Space Station has been described as the most expensive single item ever constructed at $150 billion.
eo54 TIL that a pilot named William Overstreet flew his P-51 between the legs of the Eiffel Tower in pursuit of a German fighter, shooting down the plane and raising morale of French resistance fighters.
nloB TIL that the world’s fastest internet connection is owned by a 75-year-old swedish woman, the internet connection is up to 40 Gbps
ygkM TIL moray eels have a second set of jaws within their throats which slingshot forward and pull prey into their digestive system.
QvJE TIL that Kim Jong Il spent roughly $1.2 million on Hennessy every year. That’s 800 times the average North Korean’s yearly income.