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TIL: Holy water in a container can be topped up with unholy water. As long as the added water doesn’t exceed 50%, the whole container is still considered holy water.

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jNybv TIL Princess Diana was a self-mutilator. She publicly admitted throwing herself down stairs whilst pregnant and cutting herself with razors, penknives, and other kitchen tools because of her torment over her marriage relationship.
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WvgX TIL that in World War I, Charles de Gaulle would crawl up to German trenches under the cover of darkness and listen in on conversations, gathering vital intelligence.
69WlY TIL that 50% of the earth’s oxygen comes from phytoplankton, microscopic organisms they live on the surface of the oceans.
jlya TIL actor John Hurt played polar opposite roles in both 1984 and V for Vendetta, first as Winston, the protagonist being oppressed by Big Brother in 1984, and then as High Chancellor Sutler, the Big Brother-like oppressor in V for Vendetta.