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TIL British Acts of Parliament are still printed on goat skin. A proposal to end the tradition in 1999 was thrown out, partly because it would “mean the death of the industry in Britain”

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Z8jkR TIL a unanimous 1893 decision of the United States Supreme Court found that federal tariffs on imported vegetables could target tomatoes, although they are botanically a "fruit of the vine." The parlance of common people and customary consumption during the main course motivated the ruling.
nWokY TIL that the father from seventh heaven stopped acting because he was exposed as being a predator
1aWEd TIL the US Navy replaced expensive and clunky periscope controls on submarines with Xbox 360 controllers, which reduced training time from hours to minutes.
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4koPg TIL that out of some 50 sovereign Island countries. Only 3 are connected to neighbouring country. Bahrain to Saudi Arabia, UK to France, Singapore to Malaysia.