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TIL that the USSR provided weapons to the Official IRA, 5,000 of which could still be hidden in bunkers

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J1Q7m TIL: Astronauts who come back from the moon have to go through customs
p8jme TIL there has NEVER been a perfect game in an officially sanctioned game of the New England/Canadian Maritime candlepin version of bowling - the highest such score has been 245, attained twice
XEyeX TIL Subway Rolls Contain So Much Sugar They are Not Considered Bread In Ireland
wLD88 Today I learned that you can press the button on smoke alarms to temporarily hush them. Good for when they go off while cooking
gaB8 TIL that pain signals sent by an irritated diaphragm will be felt in the shoulder: the stabbing sensations near the heart that are sometimes felt after consuming a fatty meal are often confused with heart attacks but are nothing more than symptoms of indigestion.