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TIL that the City of London Police are the reigning Olympic tug of war champions.

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8eR5Z TIL Hans Christian Ørsted made the first connection between electricity and magnetism, which brought about a communications revolution due to its application to the electric telegraph
8amQZ TIL billiards can refer to any kind of tabletop game played with a cue stick and cue ball, while pool largely means a game with pockets
awEML TIL about Angus Barbieri who holds the longest fast record, he fasted for 382 days. He lived on tea, coffee, soda water and vitamins. He lost 276 pounds (125 kg).
4nwo TIL : In 2003 a Boeing 727 was stolen from an Airport in Angola, Despite a worldwide search it still has not been found.
jNXVE TIL about the fact that snakes do turn out to be more social than previously believed and apparently have more complex social interactions than we had previously known.