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TIL It is illegal to be drunk in a Pub in the UK.

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WknWB TIL the inventor of QR code is a Go player; he was inspired by its patterns and applied the idea to the QR code
9wVOG TIL that a cumulus cloud weighs an estimated 1.1 million pounds, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Wk5Kd TIL in a relatively massive scientific discovery around 1676, Danish astronomer Ole Roemer was the first to calculate that light travels at a finite speed. He studied Jupiter's moons and determined their eclipses happened sooner than predicted when the Earth was closer to Jupiter.
LQprv TIL Marquis De Lafayette was a Frenchman who volunteered to join the American Revolution and the 19 y/o met 45 y/o George Washington. He then went back to France and the 42 y/o fought against the rise of 30 y/o Napoleon Bonaparte. He is typically dubbed the "Hero of two worlds".
e0K7g TIL that in 1967, the Nigerian Civil War ground to a halt for two days because both sides wanted to watch soccer player Pele in an exhibition match.