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TIL about Helen Violet Bonham Carter, Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury. She was a powerful voice against the rise of fascism, a successful British politician, friend to Winston Churchill and the grandmother of actress Helena Bonham Carter.

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xVl71 A lack of sleep can do terrible things for your memory, which is why we all need to remember to get a good night’s sleep.
1aAJ4 TIL "That Charles Darwin upon discovering parasitic wasps actually questioned why a benevolent loving God would create a creatures designed to feed off of a caterpillar's body from the inside."
Z8W7R TIL a 2014 study found out that out of 24 late-model pickup trucks studied only two, the 2014 Ram 3500 and Ford F-450, both with dual rear wheels, were able to have their beds filled with water without overloading.
44V6 TIL that multiple Japanese Prime Ministers, Foreign Ministers, and Emperors have apologized for the country’s action during WWII
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