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TIL that the debut album of Robson & Jerome (a singing duo made up of actors Robson Green and Jerome Flynn) held the record for selling 2 million copies in the UK in the fastest time, for nearly 20 years

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MN5A TIL a hospital doorkeeper got lost, possibly looking for liquor, in the Paris Catacombs in 1793 and his body was found 11 years later.
XEWm6 TIL that raw red kidney beans are toxic. Three to four raw red kidney beans are sufficient to cause food poisoning-like symptoms.
xVvV5 TIL that Chuck Yeager broke two of his ribs two nights before a test flight. Worried an injury would have him removed, he told almost no one and snuck a broom handle into the plane to help him seal the hatch. He then proceeded to become the first human being to break the sound barrier.
YvDW TIL in a part of southern India there is a custom for children to kill their parents when they get too old or if they can’t afford to take care of them.
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