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TIL that the Liberty bell and Big Ben were cast by the same bell foundry, and that both bells are cracked.

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mxABo TIL of the Cotard's syndrome in which the affected person holds the delusional belief that they are dead, denies their own existence, the existence of a certain body part, or the existence of a portion of their body.
QJm9d TIL the reason Premier League footballer Adama Traore slaps baby oil onto his arms before a match is to prevent defenders from grabbing hold of him as he outpaces them. Prior to the baby oil solution, he had dislocated his shoulder four times in one season due to this.
R5bx4 TIL that NBC will become the first "Big Three" network to not offer a soap opera in its on-air programming on September 12, 2022, when it will send "Days of Our Lives" exclusively to Peacock. The show has aired nearly every weekday since November 8th, 1965 and has over 14,000 episodes.
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