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Today I learned that Fatty and Spotty (two of the Bash Street Kids from The Beano) were respectively renamed Freddy and Scotty in 2021.

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0dMy1 TIL Most newborns cry for 45 minutes to two hours every day during the first six months of life because crying is the only way they communicate
4kVla TIL Cleopatra was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, whose founder was a Macedonian Greek general. She was the only Ptolemaic ruler to learn the Egyptian language.
9YJRM TIL a scientist grew mold in a dish, placing it in the center representing Tokyo and oat flakes around it the other cities in the area. It first filled the space with plasmodia, and then thinned the network to focus on well connected branches. The network strikingly resembled Tokyo's rail system.
rRQa1 TIL that the Royal Navy made a daily issue of rum to its sailors until 31 Jul 1970. The issue was a tot, "only" 1/8 of a pint of rum, daily and it was mixed with water to make "grog" to make it palatable. Tots are still issued on special occasions, such as the Queen's Jubilees and Royal births.
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