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TIL teaching creationism (the theory that God created the Universe) has been banned in publicly funded schools in the UK since 2014. The scientific theory of evolution must be taught instead.

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kJPdm TIL in the late 1990s, a Paraguayan girl emerged from a coma; when given a wish, she chose a trip to Ohio to see the Hayes Presidential Center.
N7YQe TIL Royal Bank of Canada, founded in 1864, is the overall leading Canadian brand and the most valuable banking brand in North America as of February 2019, with 17.4 billion U.S. dollars in brand value
p8GwQ TIL how IPAs, or “Indian Pale Ales” got their name. Most beers couldn’t withstand the 6 month trip from Great Britain to the British colonies in India, where the climate was too hot to brew. In response, a brewer heavily hopped and aged their beers, making them pale, and able to survive the journey.
oRJrL TIL there is a species of beetle with eyelashes. It's called Rhipiceridae and eats cicada nymphs for a living.
QJ8Ea TIL that at just over 35 miles in length, the recently completed Gotthard Tunnel in Switzerland is now the world's longest. Requiring 17 years to build, it contains 84 times the concrete in the Empire State Building and is approx 4 miles longer than the Eurotunnel (connecting the UK to France).