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TIL Most of the standard drivers in the UK are able to pass their driving test within 5th attempt while some take 6 to 12 attempts to pass as there is no maximum limit. The pass rate for practical test is 43% while it is 51.6% for theory test

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DQdVr TIL about a star called BPM 37093, also known as the "Crystal Star". Located 50 light-years away in the constellation Centaurus, it's essentially a giant diamond of 10 billion trillion trillion carats
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