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TIL Britain was connected to continental Europe 9,000 years ago by strip known as Doggerland. Doggerland is now submerged.

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KOy56 TIL after Warren Harding’s Teapot Dome scandal the House and Senate were given subpoena power for review of tax records of any US citizen without regard to elected or appointed position, nor subject to White House interference.
lWBB TIL A plot to detonate a car bomb in Central London was foiled after one of the cars involved was towed for being parked illegally.
epZw6 TIL: There is a New tuning Standard and it was recently patented. This shows the importance of 432 tuning.
WkxDL TIL there is EU law which mandates that all cellphones have the same charging port. Apple just ignores it anyway because paying the fine is the cheapest option for them
ODa6 TIL many countries pay prize money to their Olympic athletes for each type of medal won. USA pays $25,000 per gold medal while Kazakhstan pays $250,000.