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TIL British Members of Parliament are not allowed to resign, so they have to be appointed to a fictitious job “Steward of Northstead” which disqualifies them from being an MP

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gM6rb TIL of Judit Polgár, the youngest and strongest of 3 chess prodigy sisters, who is widely considered the best female player of all time. She and her sisters were intentionally raised to be chess masters by their father, László Polgár, to prove his theory that "Geniuses are made, not born."
Z8ygQ TIL that higher levels of omega-3 in diet are associated with better sleep
5lkQ TIL the 1940s, Coca-Cola made a clear coke that resembled vodka for the Marshal of the Soviet Union so he could be seen drinking it without offending Joseph Stalin
9EwQ TIL 1/3 of homeless people in the United States have schizophrenia or bipolar disorder (approx. 250,000 of 744,000).
BNer TIL recent US court cases have found that IP addresses alone are not sufficient to ID someone