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TIL Queen Elizabeth II is the only living head of state to have served in World War II

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pO4Q TIL TBS increased the speed of Seinfeld reruns by 7.5% to get an extra two minutes of advertisement
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78l7P TIL : Cold temperatures weaken nasal immunity, making us more vulnerable to viruses. A mere 5°C drop in nasal tissue temperature reduces immune response by nearly half.
M7OZb TIL Miranda Gibson lived on a small platform 60 metres above the ground in a 400-year-old Eucalyptus tree to protect the surrounding forest. A bush fire forced her to evacuate after 449 days but Tasmania’s Wilderness World Heritage Area was officially extended by 170,000 hectares a few months later.
OojVY TIL, a weed-eater is also called a whipper-snipper.