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

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M7kYa TIL of the Byzantine emperor Andronikos I Komnenos, ruling between 1081 and 1118. Due to his frequest mutilation and blinding of enemies he was given the epithet "Misophaes" - Hater of Sunlight
AD1gl TIL that getting a Bugatti's oil changed costs over $20,000, or about as much as a new Toyota Camry.
69EJl TIL The crane machine is named after the crane bird
d9AK TIL that in 1982 900 children from Mozambique went to East Germany to complete their secondary education and become the new socialist elite leaders of Mozambique. Problem was, when they returned in 1988, the Mozambique was no longer a socialist country
j6oVM TIL that Pluto Time is the time of day when the light on Earth is comparable to how bright it gets on Pluto.