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TIL that new coins for 2016 in UK are to feature Shakespeare and Beatrix Potter

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GkG TIL the early Christian church wed same-sex couples, going against a Roman law against the practice, through the 14th Century.
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v1xWL TIL: the "legs" you see in old high speed footage of nuclear tests are a result of the explosion chasing down the wires of the support tower. The metal of the wire conducts heat faster than the surrounding air, allowing the pulses to move out ahead of the rest of the blast.
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