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TIL the Walker Brothers weren't brothers and their surnames weren't Walker (real names being John Maus, Scott Engel and Gary Leeds).

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M7Dj7 TIL Paraguay has a province named after former US President Rutherford B. Hayes. This is because Hayes arbitrated a large border dispute in 1878, granting the vast majority of the disputed land to Paraguay. Despite being mostly unknown in the US, Hayes is considered one of Paraguay's heroes.
4kLx5 TIL that a 2008 Sydney, Australia drug-case jury was dismissed for playing Sudoku during the trial
QJ8YL TIL the reason Converse shoes have a piece of felt on the sole is so they can be classified as a slipper instead of a sneaker. By doing this they are able to lower their import tariff tax from 37.5% to only 3%.
GWPE TIL: While filming Rocky IV, Sylvester Stallone decided that he and Dolph Lundgren should hit one another for real. As a result, Stallone had to spend 8 days in intensive care.
0wMmA TIL Queen Elizabeth is not required to have a driver's license, among other special privileges