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TIL that empty space expands faster than the speed of light.

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Q799 TIL Evelyn Beatrice Hall is the one who said, “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
ep0Jn TIL that the Mandarin Chinese equivalent of the phrase "speak of the devil" is "shuo Cao Cao, Cao Cao dao," or "speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao appears," referencing the 3rd century warlord and statesman Cao Cao.
rRkwy TIL that Grapefruit are a hybrid of sweet orange and pomelo, and their pink hue was caused by deliberate radiation-induced mutations.
6LZ7 TIL that during the 2014 Thai coup d'etat, sandwiches were used as an anti-coup symbol, and a group of students were charged with “possessing sandwiches with ill intent”.
ADJvx TIL that Françafrique is a term to criticise the alleged corrupt and clandestine activities of various Franco-African political, economic and military networks.