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TIL: Winston Churchill (1963) and Mother Teresa (1996) are the only two people ever granted honorary U.S. citizenship while alive.

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OGMA4 TIL that the senior men's England Rugby Union team has not only secured the most outright wins of the Six Nations and its predecessors, but also the most Grand Slams (undefeated tournament) and the most Triple Crowns (defeating all the other Home Nations)
DQ4LV TIL a New Mexico judge came up with the electronic ankle monitor from reading a Spider-Man newspaper comic strip in 1977
nWJyB TIL only one person correctly guessed who shot Mr. Burns in the Simpson’s 1995 contest. The person made a post online and the writers wanted to give them a special gift, but they were unable to find the anonymous poster and on the DVD commentary, they were still searching for the individual
wooQ1 TIL The Yamnaya steppe horse culture of the Black and Caspian sea regions was a major driver of migrations into western Europe about 4,500 years ago. This migratory surge is now regarded as the most likely source of the vast family of Indo-European languages, spoken by half the world today.
YpgEA TIL of a farm in South Australia that is solar-powered and uses no fresh water. Opened in 2010, the world-first farm uses desalinated water and sunlight to produce around 15,000 tonnes of tomatoes a year.