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TIL That a 99-year-old war veteran who is walking 100 laps of his garden before he turns 100 has raised more than £12m for the NHS.

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OoVQL TIL that the name "Lucifer" means "bearer of Light". it is banned in New Zealand and in Germany, a couple wasn't allowed to use the name due to it's connotation with Satan and evil. While in USA, a record 13 baby boys were named this in 2016.
VMLa8 TIL that there is a court in England that convenes so rarely, the last time it convened it had to rule on whether it still existed
xVM1D TIL parakeets are not neraly as dangerous as vending machines!
E1VEV TIL- Even 4-year-olds dislike freeloaders
8Z1a TIL Michael Jackson’s 1994 settlement with the family that accused him of abusing Jordan Chandler did not prevent them from testifying in a criminal trial, and specifically states that Jackson admitted to no wrongdoing. The family took the money and stopped cooperation with the police investigation