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TIL, there are only 3 people in the United States still using iron lungs.

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8ad4P TIL The biggest fine awarded by UK's Ofcom was for part of a radio show called Sweary Hangman, in which a 9 year old girl was prompted to repeat the phrase 'soapy tit wank' 3 times
7rLjM TIL, the name of the speech impediment that prevents people from pronouncing the letter R, actually begins with the letter R. Rhotacism.
Y7R6B TIL the spiders Chrysso venusta and Cyrtophora cicatrosa can rapidly change their colours, similar to ectotherms such as reptiles, frogs, cephalopods (including species of squid, octopus, cuttlefish), insects, crustaceans and fish
aw1gL TIL during the 900 day siege of Leningrad by the Nazi's during WW2 (which caused unimaginable suffering and even cannibalism) the Russians built a railway into the city over a temporarily frozen lake. They transported food, medicine, fuel etc and evacuated children and the sick. The "Road of Life"
YVo7 TIL The British Navy uses Britney Spears’ songs to scare off Somali pirates. Her songs were chosen as the pirates hate Western music.