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TIL some Nigerians are paying to learn how to speak in a British accent.

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W7weY TIL if conditions are met, the fat of a decaying human body can turn into a soap like substance, mummifying it. In Germany some graves are so prone to it, they have burial chambers, and special soil to prevent the saponification process.
NXYJb TIL that in 1958 the Italian hit song "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" performed by composer Domenico Modugno was in the Billboard Top 10 at the same time as the English version "Volare" performed by Dean Martin.
loDV5 TIL although the United States Mint Police is one of the oldest federal law enforcement agencies, only one of its officers has died in the line of duty since 1792 - a motorcycle accident in 2005
ylXw TIL that the national basketball team of New Zealand is called “The Tall Blacks”
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