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TIL that Ireland is the only country to ‘express disapproval’ at ISO standard 3103 (how to make tea) which states that the milk should go in first

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d8wp7 TIL That Psychologist George Stratton wore goggles that inverted his vision for 8 straight days. By day 4, his brain had begun correcting the inversion
ZplRv TIL that the Etruscan shrew has the fastest heartbeat of any mammal, at upto 1,500 beats per minute.
eDEb TIL whenever a pirate stopped a merchant ship, it was not uncommon for a handful of merchant crewmen to join the pirates.
b9mM4 TIL of 'Gentle Johnny' Ramensky, a non-violent career criminal who spent most of his life in prison, and went on to use his safe-cracking skills to retrieve enemy documents with the British Commandos during World War II.
xyK0 TIL California’s economy is the 9th largest economy in the world.