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TIL In 2008 MTV was fined £255,000 for airing the full uncensored version of “Windowlicker” by Aphex Twin.

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nLp9 TIL when Charlie Sheen was being sentenced for using a prostitute, the judge asked him why a man like him would have to pay for sex. Sheen reportedly replied: “I don’t pay them for sex. I pay them to leave.”
gMD5W TIL diaeresis mark (the two little dots above a vowel) indicates that the second vowel should be pronounced independently of the first. Some examples are naïve, and the given names Chloë and Zoë
dDAQQ TIL: In 2019, it was found that belief in ghosts and UFOs had increased since 2007 among Americans. Interestingly, men were more likely to believe in UFOs and women were more likely to believe in ghosts and witchcraft than the other gender.
rOYw TIL not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
DQD1g TIL that due to airflow, all single rotor helicopters have the same speed limit 250 mph (402 km/h)