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TIL The inventor of Science Fiction was a man born in the Second Century AD.

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DmGJ TIL As a young boy Peter Capaldi was such a fan of Doctor Who that he decided he should be president of the Doctor Who fan club and wrote to the BBC telling them so. He wrote so many letters that a member of staff wrote, ‘I think he’s the end and I wish the Daleks or someone would exterminate him’
KOynJ TIL The largest submarine ever made is 175m long and was built by the Russians in 1980. It has a swimming pool, sauna and winter garden for its crew and is still in active service today.
MeLeA TIL about molecular gastronomy. Also known as molecular cuisine, it basically is manipulating food using chemistry.
LwZp TIL that many common disease causing bacteria are actually harmless bacteria that have been infected by a virus.
KYAg6 TIL of the BIER Party, a political party in Vienna, Austria that calls for aptitude testing for politicians, as well as a ban on radlers.