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TIL: Some parts of Glasgow have a lower average life expectancy than that of Iraq

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6EBpZ TIL Suzuki Hayabusa, the fastest bike ever when introduced, was named so after the peregrine falcon, which can dive at up to 300 km/h (close to the bikes top speed), and also because it preys on blackbirds, also the name of the then fastest bike the Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird.
j6GmQ TIL about the United States of Europe, a hypothetical scenario of European integration leading to the formation of a sovereign superstate (similar to the USA), organized as a federation of the member countries of the European Union (EU).
XyDk TIL 500g of polar bear liver contains 9 million international units of Vitamin A and would kill you if eaten
4bOR TIL that Human Rights Watch doesn’t pay their interns
p8Ll4 TIL a bus driver in Paris kicked all the passengers out when they refused to make space for a wheelchair bound man