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TIL The UK has only electrified 38% of its rail.

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OGEZe TIL a group of three or more Pugs is called a “grumble”.
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E1LwP TIL Protists are classified solely on organisms that cannot be recognized as an animal, plant or fungi. This includes the last common ancestor of all Eukaryotes and the closest living relatives of all animals the Choanaflagellates.
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