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Today I learned the BBC runs a pidgin English news service.

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OAMa TIL that a worm’s mind has been mapped, replicated, and placed inside a Lego robot.
x68dD TIL of "Snowzilla", a giant snowman that was erected annually each Christmas season from 2005 to 2013, and again in 2023, by Billy Powers and other local residents of Anchorage, Alaska. Originally 16 feet tall, "Snowzilla" grew to 22 feet tall in 2006, and 25 feet tall in 2008.
BrgPe TIL The CEO of low budget airline Ryan Air wanted to charge passengers £1 to use the onboard toilets. The policy was never implemented because it violated EU regulations.
jEgX TIL Aerosmith made more money from Guitar Hero: Aerosmith than any one of their albums.
kOXa7 TIL that the biggest earthquake ever recorded happened in May 22, 1960 in Valdivia, Chile, also known as the Great Chilean earthquake had recorded in a magnitude of 9.5