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TIL that astronomy is one of the oldest branches of science.

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XEZRR TIL that English has no future tense. Every time we talk about the future, we talk about it in the present tense, like “I am going to the airport” or “I will start school next week.” Even “will” expresses intention in the present and not the future.
VBpWp TIL There are computers for the Amish. There are computers specially designed without internet, video, or music capabilities. The features include word processing, drawing, accounting, and spreadsheets.
e0EBb TIL the 1990 film Dick Tracy only used seven colors in the movie, all of them exactly the same shade.
R79Y9 TIL that Brian Blessed once accidentally punched Peter Capaldi in the face and sent him to hospital as a result.
Z8PPQ TIL Agatha Christie described the symptoms of thallium poisoning so well in her novel, The Pale Horse, a nurse who read the novel recognized the symptoms in a baby that was dying, and saved it’s life.