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TIL- On 18th April 1930 the BBC's news announcer reported: "There is no news" and played piano music for the rest of the programme.

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kdKd TIL- To celebrate the launch of Windows 7 in Japan, Burger King made a burger with seven patties. A spokesman said “the group of people who have an interest in…the 7-patty burger — overlaps with the group of people who have an interest in Windows 7.”
rmZW TIL God killed more than 2 million (numbered) people in the bible, while Satan killed 10
6ex8 TIL an experimental program called Mincome existed in Canada in the 1970’s and gave everyone a minimum income just for being a citizen. It resulted in slightly fewer hours worked, but saw overall increases in health, happiness, and educational achievement.
kKYe TIL menstrual stem cells (found in period blood) could be used to create more tissue types than other adult stem cells, including bone, blood vessel, fat, brain, lung, liver, pancreas, & heart. They grow more readily & rapidly than other types of adult stem cells from bone marrow & umbilical cords.
OoDrg TIL oral tradition in Kenya tells that 20 shipwrecked Chinese sailors washed up on shore in the 15th century and were given permission to settle and marry into local tribes. DNA tests conducted by China's government in 2002 on one of the supposed descendants and found that she was of Chinese descent