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TIL that there are more ethnic Brits in The United States than in the United Kingdom.

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VBM10 TIL in 2007, casting agents in the UK were struggling to find British children that could speak with an RP accent. There is the belief that this was the direct result of overconsumption of Australian TV shows, especially Neighbours.
Xg88 TIL Chloe Grace Moretz (Kick Ass) faked a British accent when she auditioned for her role in ‘Hugo’ because she heard that Martin Scorsese was looking to cast a British actress. When she got the part, she had to come clean.
X01X8 TIL that the day of the year with the least number of births is Christmas Day. The day of the year with the most number of births is September 26th, because December 25th is also the day with the most conceptions.
nZxb TIL Pope Innocent waged a massacre against the Cathars, when asked how to tell Cathars from Catholics the papal legates reply was “Kill them all, the Lord will recognise His own”.
grrk9 TIL Tom Dolan, despite having both exercise induced asthma and a narrow trachea giving him access to only about 20 percent of the air an average person breath—was at one time considered the best swimmer in the world and is a two time Olympic gold medalist and world record holder.