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TIL it is illegal to be homeless in the UK

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PYv6V TIL that -according to a report on the situation in Northern Ireland from 1969- laws and conditions in Northern Ireland had been cited by the South African government to justify its apartheid system.
WNDX TIL a man called “Arthur Gehrke” hibernated from november to april every year for 25 years.
a88A TIL the “Betty Boop” cartoon character was the subject of a lawsuit by the popular singer Helen Kane, who claimed her singing style had been ripped off. In court, however, it was proven that Kane had herself stolen the style from the African American singer Baby Esther.
1akQW TIL there are around 2 million different species on our planet** - then that means between 200 and 2,000 extinctions occur every year.????
0bZ1 TIL Coca-Cola has claimed they will be globally “water-neutral” by 2020 - meaning for every liter of water they use, they will return a liter to the Earth.