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TIL when asked why he thought the 1967 bill decriminalising homosexuality in the UK passed but his bill protecting badgers didn’t, the Earl of Arran said “There are not many badgers in the House of Lords.”

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p6jG TIL: An Electrical Engineer once named his five children Electron, Positron, Neutron, Deutron and Proton. One of those children is Doctor Electron Kebebew who is a leading cancer researcher and top earning civil-servant in the US.
69Ypw TIL that Cape Fear was nominated for an MTV Best Kiss award for the scene between Robert DeNiro and Juliette Lewis, who's character is 15 in the movie
0wRZL TIL former NFL player Dave Duerson killed himself, though he chose to shoot himself in the chest, and left a note specifically requesting his brain be used for research into a neurodegenerative disease (CTE) which can be caused by playing football. Researchers did later confirm he had the disease.
DQDWe TIL The number 1 not a prime number
Qn06 TIL due to irregularities in Earth’s rotation speed, clocks sometimes strike 23:59:60 to stay in sync with a day’s real duration, essentially creating minutes with 61 seconds.