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TIL in the early 1980s, a British MP made serious allegations of paedophilia in the British Political classes and the dossier was “lost” by the Government.

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m11AM TIL that Bruce Springsteen has only had two #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: Manfred Mann's Earth Band's 1977 cover of his song "Blinded By The Light" and 1985's "We Are The World," which he sang with a large ensemble of famous musicians. His song "Dancing in the Dark" only got to #2.
p8D6Z TIL that in 1995 in Cambodia, a same-sex marriage was legally recognized by the Cambodian government despite same-sex marriage being constitutionally banned.
1ag1O TIL Most foods are safely consumable 2-3 years past their expiration date as the FDA has no regulation of these numbers. It's estimated that 40% of all the annual food waste in the USA is able to be healthily consumed.
R5aPQ TIL there's a dangerous constipation 'folk remedy' that involves putting a live eel in the digestive tract
RLEa TIL that a pair of headphones, plugged into a microphone jack, will work as a microphone. A microphone will similarly work as a speaker if plugged into the headphones jack. The internal components of the two devices are functionally identical.