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TIL: Megan Mullally discovered Bill Hader and is responsible for his career.

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nmd9 TIL The ceremony of the keys at the Tower of London has gone on almost uninterrupted for 700 years. It was late once during WWII due to a number of bombs hitting the guard room, knocking the guards and Yeoman warder over. The officer in charge personally wrote a letter to the king to apologise.
m5Mo TIL that the Milky Way is currently in the middle of a absorbing another smaller galaxy, the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy.
vppD TIL Glencore controls 24% of the world’s barley, 10% of its wheat, 50% of its copper and 60% of its zinc
kaOW TIL a 600lb Octopus can fit through a passageway the size of a quarter
AD9jw TIL Patrick Stewart has been using Cannabis-based products daily since 2015 to treat arthritis in both of his hands. He said that the ointment and spray have reduced the stiffness and pain in his hands, allowing him to make fists. He hasn’t had any Cannabis related negative side effects so far.