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TIL: There are 50,000 undocumented Irish in US

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ADm7l TIL it rains diamonds deep within Uranus
49r5 TIL every time Pac-Man eats a regular dot, he stops moving for one frame (1/60th of a second), slowing his progress by roughly ten percent—just enough for a following ghost to overtake him.
v1KE8 TIL an 18-year-old from the UK was arrested after attending a youth group session about dealing with anti-social behaviour, as he had an anti-social behaviour order banning him from congregating with 4 or more youths and the group was larger than 3.
D16Be TIL in 1381 over 70,000 peasants from across England revolted against their lords, led by a farmer named Wat Tyler the 'Peasant Army' marched into London, sacking parts of the city and killing any wealthy elites they found
BrA8b TIL about the the US Navy ship USS Johnston. At 4 miles (21,180 feet) down, it is the world's deepest shipwreck to ever be surveyed. Due to lack of oxygen at that depth it is in almost pristine condition.