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TIL that the head of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6), Sir Richard Moore, is the grandson of an IRA soldier that fought in the Irish War of Independence against British rule

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8ePEK TIL Known as Evil Morty theme song (Blonde Redhead - For the Damaged Coda) is based on Chopin's Nocturne Op. 55 No. 1.
pYyo4 TIL forms of brain training, including music and chess, do little to improve cognitive abilities except for the specific trained skill and similar skills
ANGwB TIL kites can kill people?
e17L TIL that in 1912 scientist Alfred Wegener first published his theory of continental drift and was ridiculed. He died 1930 when exploring in Greenland; his body was buried there. Over the years his body sailed west at a rate of about 2cm/year carried on the back of the North American tectonic plate.
LQxwV TIL that in 1996, the captain and flight engineer of a colombian cargo flight decided to prank their novice first officer by giving him control of the plane and shutting off two engines. The plane stalled immediately after takeoff and crashed into a neigbourhood, killing 22 people