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TIL that the actor who plays Edmund Pevensie in the Chronicles of Narnia series is the direct descendant of both, Charles Darwin (on his father’s side) and the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, Baháʼu'lláh (on his mother’s side)

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9wDWM TIL The Rhein-Neckar-Arena in Germany is a stadium with a capacity of 30,150 people, but is situated in a town with only 3,600 inhabitants.
nW9Wb TIL that in 2011, the country of Norway ran out of butter. As a result, prices soared and butter was smuggled illegally into the country.
VNr4 TIL The fish, Salema Porgy can cause hallucinations when it’s eaten. It was consumed as a recreational drug at the time of the Roman Empire. These hallucinations, described as frightening, will take place a few minutes after eating the fish, the effect of which on the body lasts 36 hours.
nWvQY TIL that if Disney execs had their way, Dead Poets Society would be called 'Sultans of Swing' and instead of learning about poetry, the boys would be 'passionate about dance'- with that plotline mostly focusing on Mr Keating's character
oRv4L TIL: Of Charles Osborne, who had hiccups for 68 years