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TIL there's a British overseas territory where the average age of first time mothers is 12-15

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d8K8E TIL the actress who played Carol Stills on The Office has been married to Steve Carrel since 1995.
e0xQD TIL Helium was first discovered on the Sun (named from the Greek word 'Helios', meaning "the Sun") through the analysis of the Sun's spectrum, and is the only element in the Periodic Table to be discovered some place other than Earth.
M7AJA TIL there is a pathway in England called the Ridgeway that has been in use for 5,000 years.
6EGnm TIL of Bill Werbeniuk, a big drinking Canadian Snooker player . He drank 43 pints of lager in a drinking contest against Scotsman Eddie Sinclair. After Sinclair passed out following his 42nd pint, Werbeniuk was reported to say “I’m away to the bar now for a proper drink”
OGBne TIL that there is no specific date for when the office of prime minister of the UK first appeared, as the role was not created but rather evolved over a period of time through a merger of duties.