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TIL Fewer than 49.9% of people in London are white.

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OoyRR TIL that the world's oldest living drag queen is Darcelle XV who at age 88 is still performing at her namesake club that she founded in 1967 in Portland, Oregon.
ym48 TIL- Honey can contain Clostridium botulinum, the spores that cause Botulism. Because of this, infants under one year old should not eat honey as their gastrointestinal tracts are not developed enough to deal with the spores.
xV5mk TIL Humans have had the ability to join together 2 pieces of metal for at least 4500 years
d8WrB TIL famous architect Buckminster Fuller proposed using the word "world-round" over "world-wide" because he felt like "world-wide" was anachronistic since the flat-earth belief was antiquated
0d5oA TIL actor Johnny Lewis killed his 81 year old landlady and her cat, attacked neighbors, then died from a fall. No drugs or alcohol were found in his system. His death was ruled accidental, and some believe untreated head trauma led to his violent behavior.