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TIL the dates from 5th october 1582 to 15th october 1582 don’t exist due to the change from Julian calendar to Gregorian calendar in most of Europe

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GYeM4 TIL that the BBC publishes in the informal oral language of Nigerian Pidgin, which is spoken by ~75mil people across Nigeria and neighbouring countries, but due to its informality and variety of dialects does not currently have an agreed written form.
VBnaD TIL that an annual supply of bottled water for a person who consumes 8 glasses a day would cost approximately $200; the same amount of tap water would cost approximately $0.33.
69gAW TIL that contraceptives were prohibited in some states for married people until 1965 and for unmarried people until 1972.
ZpX6Y TIL that the largest piece of fossilised dinosaur poo discovered is over 30cm long and over two litres in volume and is believed to be from a Tyrannosaurus rex.
l8V1 TIL the Nigerian money scams we recieve via email date as far back as the 1830s when they were attempted via post.