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TIL that despite the UK representing just 0.9% of the global population, it has 15.9% of the world’s most highly-cited scientific research articles.

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OyQg TIL a Dutch warship was disguised as a tropical island to escape detection by the Japanese in WWII. It was the only ship of its class to survive.
6EZyZ TIL that if you dial 719-266-2837 you will reach the Hall and Oates emergency helpline. A woman with a British accent will guide you through some H&O hits assigned to different numbers.
D175r TIL that Sam LLoyd, or Ted from Scrubs, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in january which had metastasized from his lungs. Further scans showed that the cancer was also in his liver, spine, and jaw. The news just came weeks after he and his wife received their first child.
6YV7 TIL the two rival TV helicopter pilots, both men, who duked it out for OJ Simpson police chase footage have since both had sex change operations and become female friends
b96J4 Whatever you do, don’t press that button. It’s a trope that’s spanned pop culture for generations—and the real world, too. But where did this Big Red Button come from? And why does sick curiosity compel us to mash it down?