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TIL when you see CNN playing in airport terminals you're actually watching a special version of the channel CNN produces just for airports

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nemeB TIL former Ugandan president Idi Amin called himself: "His Excellency, President for Life... Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular", in addition to his claim of being uncrowned King of Scotland.
GYngg TIL While recording "The Show Must Go On", Brian May doubted that Freddie Mercury would be able to sing the highly demanding vocals due to Freddie's declining health. To May's surprise, Freddie downed a vodka, said "I'll fucking do it, darling!" and then, in May's words, he "went in and killed it".
JJEQ TIL that H.G. Wells taught Winnie the Pooh author A.A. Milne in primary school
8L9K TIL that American psychologist George Stratton conducted experiments in which he either wore glasses inverting images both upside-down and left-right or a contraption that forced him to see his body from above. He found that it took only a few days for his brain to adapt to the new orientations.
Bry TIL that the United Arab Emirates donated a laptop to every high school student in Joplin, Missouri, after the city had been devastated by a tornado.