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TIL China does not recognize international time zones within its borders. The entire country uses China Standard Time which is aligned to Beijing Time

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VNdG TIL that Moe from The Simpsons, was only given the surname Szyslak so that he would have the initials M.S., and hence be a suspect in the Burns shooting.
gMYxA TIL that British and Irish railways used to use "slip coaches", which were disconnected while in motion to reduce the number of stops that express trains needed to make
eMOD TIL Clint Eastwood is an anagram of Old West Action
yQbQM TIL on October 2, 1978, Tim Allen was arrested in the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport for possession of over 650 grams (1.43 lb) of cocaine. He pleaded guilty to felony drug trafficking charges and provided the names of other dealers in exchange for a sentence of three to seven years.
x97B TIL Clarence Nash, the voice of Donald Duck for 50 years, voiced Donald’s voice in all foreign languages the Disney shorts were translated to (with the aid of the phonetic alphabet), in order to keep Donald’s voice consistent throughout the world