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TIL In their 30 years together, Paul and Linda McCartney spent only one night apart

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pYmOA TIL There is no antivenin for Blue Ring Octopus venom. The tiny, often painless, bite causes total body paralysis and victims remain fully conscious as they suffocate - unable to call or signal for help. For this reason, Australian children are taught never to touch anything in a rock pool.
GExQ TIL stainless steel is made stainless by adding chrome to the steel
8J08 TIL that the word Fuhrer is no longer used in German as a meaning of “leader” due to WW2. The word Leiter is used instead.
5Y9g9 TIL that "Every Breath You Take" alone accounts for up to a third of Sting's annual music royalty payments.
Ryxw TIl Albert Einstein was a fan of the children’s puppet show, Time for Beany. On one occasion, the physicist interrupted a high-level conference by announcing, “You will have to excuse me, gentlemen. It’s Time for Beany.”