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TIL Algeria has turned off its internet nationwide during high school exams in a bid to tackle cheating

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MXL8 TIL a furnace used to blow glass is called a ‘Glory Hole’
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vA4K TIL that Kenyan javelin thrower Julius Yego, who won Olympic silver this year, learned how to throw properly by watching YouTube videos.
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