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TIL that the Colonel-in-Chief of the Norwegian Army is a penguin called Sir Nils Olav

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6EAj8 TIL: 23 year old was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. A year later he developed a cancer of the blood. A bone-marrow transplant treated a patient’s leukemia — and his delusions, too.
EgvKo TIL the UK tried to ban raves in 1994, with an act criminalizing gatherings where '"music" includes sounds wholly or predominantly characterised by the emission of a succession of repetitive beats.'
bgWZ TIL a twitter user discovered a maze his dad drew over 30 years ago, the maze is incredibly detailed, taking his father 7 years to complete.
0OLj TIL Leonardo Dicaprio bought an island in Belize 10 years ago and built the world’s first eco-restorative resort that “restores” the island’s over-fished waters, coastline and forest
b69bN TIL that the 1970s disco mega-hit "More, More, More" was recorded in Jamaica by American porn star Andrea True. She was there to film some commercials, but a diplomatic dispute with the USA forced her to choose between spending her pay there or forfeiting it. She decided to pay for a demo record.