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TIL Chester (UK) does not have a west facing clock, due to it facing wales. So they literally would not give Wales the time of day

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jNEMp TIL that most airline forbid their pilots from eating the same meal on a flight. That way, in the event that one type of meal is contaminated, both of the pilots won't succumb to food poisoning
MeJQK TIL a UK study found that North American gray squirrels are smarter than UK red squirrels at tasks to get hazelnuts. Both gray & red equally opened a clear flap to get a nut. But in a multi-step task including operating a lever to get a nut, 91% of gray squirrels solved it vs 62% of red squirrels.
VMY7D TIL of Vincent Chin, a Chinese American beaten to death with a baseball bat by two laid off Chrysler plant workers blaming the Japanese for their loss of jobs. They ended up receiving just 3 years probation and a $3000 fine
W7X0X TIL in 1986 the city of Cleveland, OH attempted to break a world record releasing the most helium balloons at one time and ended up killing 2 men.
b7oE TIL the Napoléonic heir to the French Imperial Throne is an Investment Banking Analyst for Morgan Stanley in New York.