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TIL that the BBC regularly rehearses the Queen’s death in order to make sure that their coverage of it goes without a hitch when she does die.

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yQKrV TIL Bill Gates has given away over 28 billion dollars since 2007 resulting in an estimated 6 million+ lives saved.
RDM7 TIL that toilet paper has been around since the 6th century and was mass produced by the 14th.
7AVX TIL that all bananas (or nearly all) consumed in the United States are picked very green, then ‘flash ripened’ by exposing them to ethylene gas. I also learned (see wiki in 1st comment) that ethylene is the most-used organic compound in industry.
vkbL TIL : In 2014 a cat saved its five-year-old owner (Ethan) from bullies, the bullies were teasing Ethan and when one of them shoved him on the ground the cat jumped on the boy’s chest and scared him off.Ever since the incident the cat sleeps outside Ethan’s bedroom to keep a watch.
mx88v TIL that in 2014 Minister Charles R. Moore publicly committed suicide through self-immolation in Grand Saline, Texas in order protest the county's long history of racial discrimination. Local police chief responded by saying that racism is "not a problem at all here."