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TIL the Moon is moving 4cm away from Earth every year

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m1lBo TIL One of the main struggles for Alexander Graham Bell and his team was to prove to non-English speakers that this new phenomenon "worked in their language." It was a concept that was hard for people to understand at first
wo6mM TIL about Philo Farnsworth, a farm boy from Idaho who, at just 14, conceived the idea for electronic television while plowing a field. Despite no formal training, his unexpected innovation laid the foundation for the technology that transformed communication and entertainment worldwide.
ebk4 TIL “bald-faced lie” and “bold-faced lie” are both correct; the original phrase is “barefaced lie,” but ‘bare’ meant brave or bold at the time.
melv TIL a Liverpool fan killed himself when his team were 3-0 down in the 2006 Champions League final; they came back to win the game.
eVv4 TIL that “Winterfell” is the same castle used in “Month Python and the Holy Grail”. Doune Castle.