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TIL, Rolls Royce has an stained glass window commemorating the pilots of the RAF (Royal Air Force) who fought at the battle of Britain during WW2 in a factory in Osmaton, Derby (UK).

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5YAa8 TIL Doune Castle in Scotland, where Monty Python filmed "Holy Grail" movie, rents coconut shells to tourists
o5rL TIL - In an effort to solve the extremely high corruption rate problem, Georgia (the country) once fired it’s ENTIRE police force. It turned out that the police WERE the problem and the move actually worked, as the country’s corruption almost vanished in the following three months with no police.
jO7v TIL that 19th century commercial whaling was made possible by the Giant Tortoises. Stacked helplessly on their backs, they could be kept alive without food or water for 6 months and eaten whenever. Giant tortoises also contained gallons of perfectly drinkable water kept it in a special bladder.
bDe7 TIL that every year, residents of Naco, Arizona, join residents of Naco, Mexico, for a volleyball match at the fence that separates the U.S. and Mexico.
EGNW TIL that a guy sold his imaginary friend, named Jon Malipieman, on ebay for over 3,000 dollars