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TIL there is a modded version of WhatsApp that allows you to hide/archive chat groups permanently

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R54O8 TIL that football legend Pele was banned from playing for a non-brazilian team by a presidential law declaring him a 'national treasure'
e0DN5 TIL Halle Berry's stunt double in Catwoman was a man. Hawaiian-born Nito Larioza was the same height/skin color and wore Red Lipstick and a cat suit for the filming
6EGmY TIL that the country north of Greece is still known internationally as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or FYROM because Greece objects to the use of the name ‘Macedonia’. This debate has gone on since the 40’s.
m1NZo TIL Apollo 11's Solar Wind Composition Experiment consisted of an aluminium foil sheet fixed to a pole facing the Sun. Studied by Swiss physicist Johannes Geiss, it was the only non-American experiment to be part of the mission and carried out on every moon landing
a8v1o TIL that the width between the two sides of the House of Commons in British parliament is just the length of two sword. It is believed that this was to prevent disputes from degenerating into duels.