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TIL it’s considered belittling and insulting to refer to Ukraine as “The” Ukraine.

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1am7P TIL Ken Livingstone was the last leader of the Greater London Council, which was abolished in 1986. He was then elected mayor of London in 2000, which included effectively the same job. He began his victory speech with "As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted 14 years ago..."
yQKyw TIL that a massive solar flare in 2012 barely missed earth (by mere days). Had it hit, the power grid would likely have failed, causing unprecedented devastation. Scientists recently determined that it was of similar magnitude as the 1859 Carrington Event.
6EEZJ TIL that pipe organ introduction to George Michael’s “Faith” is the same tune as Wham’s “Freedom.”
Yl47 TIL Emergency room personnel have likened the destructive potential of an equine kick to that of the impact of a small automobile moving at 20 miles per hour.
BMgD TIL instead of receiving a diploma, Stephen Colbert received a yellow piece of notebook paper asking him to see the Dean after graduation because he had not completed a required class.