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TIL that the House of Representatives once investigated TV quiz shows to see if they were rigged

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nWvA7 TIL the official crown of the Prince of Wales was made using a gold-plated ping-pong ball as the central orb
v17O8 TIL Many Romans, distrustful of the unreliable Italian post office, make weekly trips to the Vatican just to post their important letters.
wL18E TIL that the history of "sticky caps" (alternating upper and lower case in words to convey a mocking, sarcastic, disdainful tone) can be traced back to the 1970s
NXvkE TIL Green Tea consumption might damage the liver. This is thought to be caused by EGCG, a naturally-occurring chemical in the tea leaves, which is healthy in low doses - but kills liver cells in high doses
nev6Y TIL Hawaii is made up of hundreds of islands that span 1500 miles, not just the 8 that most people know