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TIL that Tournai is the only Belgian city to be ruled by England. It was under English control from 1513 to 1519.

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GBEG TIL that the actor who played 11 year-old Voldemort (a.k.a. Tom Riddle) in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” is the nephew of Ralph Fiennes, the actor who played the grown-up Voldemort in the final 5 films.
b9ON TIL that the Mormon religion instructs their missionaries to openly lie and tell half-truths to protect the religion from criticism.
xVxa7 TIL that skateboarding has now been added into the summer Olympics. The competition will be held at the Ariake Urban Park and will most likely be in the Olympics next year.
Bgv4K TIL about a Yale study revealing kids who watched "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" learned more and were generally more patient than those who watched "Sesame Street."
lxXa TIL around 25% of the citizens of Greenland attempt suicide at some point in their lives.