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TIL BBC does an online edition in pidgin English

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op4W TIL that people who regularly work 11 hours a day or more are 67% more likely to suffer a premature heart disease.
pJ5Q TIL that the hook on the end of a tape measure is intentionally loose. The distance it moves is equal to the thickness of the hook, to take into account the difference between hooking the end over an edge and pressing it against an object.
d8eMj TIL Rome has been nicknamed the Cocaine Capital of the World with €1,23 billion worth of cocaine seized in 3 police operations but it was all kept on the low key to protect the image of the eternal city.
O6JR TIL in 1879 a Native American had to sue the United States Government to prove that he was legally a person
v1Mlx TIL the many uses of the "horse apple tree" (Osange orange). If you grew up in rural Texas, you probably know the fruit and tree