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TIL Red Dwarf stars live for trillions of years, and no Red Dwarf has ever died in the history of the universe.

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v1yYr TIL that a Scottish parliamentarian introduced a bill to decriminalize homosexuality in England after his gay brother killed himself. It passed. He wrote another bill to protect badgers. It failed. When asked why the latter didn’t pass, he snorted “There are not many badgers in the House of Lords.”
mGmM TIL there is a Formula 1 driver who cannot drive in his home country without an adult present.
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gMDM4 TIL: Potato Plants Can Form Berries Which Are Toxic
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