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

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R55Oa TIL the oldest person to finish an Ironman triathlon was 85 years old
DwOv TIL the original ending to ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ contained Charlie being covered in chocolate becoming a mould, going to Willy Wonka’s house and being given to his son as a present
R5Z1 TIL that if you put a bottle of champagne into a microwave it doesn’t simply explode- the entire microwave blows up.
Ego8P TIL that 1899's, Kidnapped By Indians, is the first instance of Storm Trooper Syndrome in cinema history
ZlO4 TIL After just finishing film school, two students wanted to make a film but could only afford one room. They challenged themselves to make a film that only occured in one room and later released it as “Saw.”