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TIL that 'Big Ben' is not the name of the actual tower, called the 'Elizabeth Tower', but the name of the 16 ton bell inside.

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Br8ax TIL Adidas does not sponsor players who are Scientologists
4RPg TIL when an Indian Buddhist monk named Bodhidharma arrived in China. he taught Indian fighting exercises to the Chinese monks in order to improve their physical condition. All kung-fu is thought to have evolved from this beginning.
1aGb8 TIL schizophrenia has been linked to maternal exposure to influenza
eje4 TIL The most popular sport in Ireland (gaelic football) is a completely amateur sport. The players play in front of 80,000 people and don’t get paid.
kJky5 TIL There is no laundry facility on the International Space Station (ISS). Astronauts typically wear their clothes until they are too dirty and then discard them. These clothes are placed in a cargo ship that will eventually burn up upon re-entering Earth’s atmosphere.