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TIL that Winnie the Pooh "Poohsticks Bridge" is real, was repaired and sold to the 11th Earl De La Warr, William Sackville, in 2021 for £131,625, but is once again up for sale.

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50Zn TIL that Thomas Jefferson and George Washington were “deists” who believe in a God that created the universe and scientific laws but then is completely indifferent to it. One that doesn’t meddle in the affairs of humans, making miracles or praying false and unnecessary.
R7Gmw TIL That levels are sometimes referred to as "spirit levels" because the fluid inside was commonly colored spirit or alcohol for contrast. Today the fluid is usually a dyed ethanol because it doesn't freeze as easily and provides less friction for bubble movement when compared to water.
xy61 TIL that there is a rather large population of Bull Sharks living in a river… yes, in Australia.
W1lo TIL that during his 1955 tour in Ghana, Louis Armstrong suddenly stopped playing, moved by the fact that one of the dancers resembled his mother, who had died 20 years before. He said: “I know it now. I came from here, way back. At least my people did. Now I know this is my country too.”
OA04 TIL that in 2011 it was revealed that the US have a spy operation that manipulates social media (including sites like Reddit, incase you hadn’t already noticed….)