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TIL:The British Parliament still has a copy of the original American Declaration of Independence in its archives.

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69olQ TIL, the 1915 graduating class at West Point is called "the class the stars fell on" because 59 of 164 graduates attained the rank of general.
6EX97 TIL at the special screening of the James Bond movie 'Spectre' at the MI6 building in Vauxhall Cross, the real MI6 staff cheered when the building was blown up in the movie.
loGpr TIL that the US military considers suicide to be a crime, and service members have been sent to prison for attempted suicide.
QNQMe TIL that Colonel Sanders' mother was a devout Christian and strict parent, continuously warning her children of "the evils of alcohol, tobacco, gambling, and whistling on Sundays".
kOXE7 TIL A blond-haired doll in Nazi SS uniform is on display at Ravensbrück, a concentration camp staffed by female guards