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TIL; Liam is short for William.

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dDA4Z TIL that the Eiffel tower grows 6 inches while tilting away from the sun in the summer due to thermal expansion
J1yZj TIL spiders can produce “milk” for their offspring
nveP TIL during a hunting expedition, Theodore Roosevelt’s boat was stolen by wanted men attempting to flee the country. Despite numbing temperatures and icy waters, he and his companions built a raft, took it down the river, and captured the thieves 3 days later.
l77VN TIL that there is a power station in Greenwich which formerly powered London's trams and is now the central emergency power supply for London Underground, in case of loss of power from the National Grid
OG5BY TIL this Solar Photovoltaic module was made from silicon in 1955 by Bell Labs scientists and is still functional today.