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TIL that 8 of the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence were born in the British Isles

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KxQG TIL that our ancestors lived along with 3 other branches of humanoid races. One of them still unknown.
vG5L TIL Despite being nominated five times, Gandhi never won a Nobel Peace Prize. In 1948, the year he died, no one was awarded the prize as there were no suitable living candidates.
OXNY TIL that in the show “House,” Hugh Laurie actually developed a limp while acting like he had one.
w0pW TIL that Andorra declared war on Germany during WW1, but didn’t send any soldiers because they didn’t have an army. At the Treaty of Versailles, Andorra was forgotten and technically remained at war with Germany, until the two countries declared peace in 1958.
yQojV The Denver-based startup says its planes will fly at twice the speed of sound, making the trip from New York to London in only 3.5 hours.