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wLjp6 TIL that in British Parliament by tradition, the opposite parties are separated by two red lines in the carpet "Two Sword Lengths" (3.96 m) apart which remains as a reminder to seek resolution by peaceful means
Oo9mR TIL the creative director of the NASA Voyager Golden Record project, Ann Druyan, recorded her brain waves in 1977 when she fell in love with Carl Sagan to be sent into interstellar space with the Voyager Spacecrafts
GYgL1 TIL that, on average, one NFL player is arrested per week and the record number of days without an NFL player being arrested is 64 days
RAK9 TIL that Ireland is the only country to ‘express disapproval’ at ISO standard 3103 (how to make tea) which states that the milk should go in first
7rQNM TIL the record for the greatest 24-hour temperature change ever recorded on earth occurred in 1972 in Loma, Montana when the temperature rose from -54°F (-47°C) on January 14th to 49°F (9°C) on January 15th: an astonishing 103°F (56°C) rise