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TIL That every British Monarch from 1399 to present day is a direct descendant of the Irish king Brian Boru

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XEEvk TIL Duvets were only introduced to the UK via a shop King's Row, West London in May 1964. Yet today it's practically impossible to find someone who still sleeps under blankets.
4X9lR TIL in 1994 Jim Carrey starred in Dumb and Dumber, The Mask, and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
LQ0NQ TIL Mothers Having Fewer Children is the Primary Cause of Changes in Population Growth
wLyBM TIL That in 1990, China's GDP per capita (318 USD) was smaller than that of India (363 USD) & Pakistan (371 USD).
0wN9N TIL There is an artificial hill in Italy, over 100 feet tall, made entirely of empty olive oil pots, carefully placed over a period of 250 years by ancient Romans.