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TIL Norway sends the UK Christmas trees every year as a symbol of gratitude for “preserving Norwegian liberty” during World War 2.

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e5O4 TIL that it is quite common for curious onlookers to start yelling “Jump, b*tch, jump!” or “Go for it!” to suicidal people until they actually jump. This is one of the reasons why the police tries to push the audience out of the shouting range.
DmZD TIL That King Charles II of Spain and last of the Spanish Hapsburg rulers was so inbred that his grandmother was also his aunt and all of his great-grandparents were cousins.
ykYa TIL Beyonce cleared the whole floor of a hospital for the birth of her child causing other present expectant parents to be seperated from there new born children
l75RA TIL a self-service Bento shop in Japan live stream its store on YouTube in a way to deter theft
0ely TIL that Hypatia, the first woman to make a substantial contribution to the development of mathematics, was murdered by a Christian mob. Marking the beginning of the decline of Alexandria.