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TIL there will be a comet passing Earth in Oct-Nov 2013 that may be bright enough to see in the daylight with the naked eye!

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Br6Vr TIL that the territory of Jammu and Kashmir have two capitals. In the winter, the capital is Jammu and in the summer the capital switches to Srinagar
XEEBr TIL that Lanolin, a common ingredient in skin care products, is actually a waxy substance secreted by the skin of sheep
E1Yb0 TIL that in 1856, a teacher strangled his student to death for killing his pet sparrow. The student's father shot and killed the teacher
DbVJ TIL Nelson Mandela phoned Richard Branson asking for Bransons help as a large health club chain needed rescuing or thousands of jobs would be lost. Today, Virgin Active South Africa has 133 locations. More clubs than any other country.
EnJW TIL that if you arrest a Catholic bishop, you are automatically excommunicated.