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TIL Ireland used to have five Provinces instead of the current four.

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N7Vb TIL that a survivor or the Hiroshima atomic bombing was introduced to the pilot of the Enola Gay on live television. Sad awkwardness ensues…
xVmWw TIL Alfred Thomson, British Artist, became the last person to win a Gold Medal for painting as medals for art. The 1948 Olympic Games in London would be the last time art was a category in the Olympics.
OZye TIL that the guard at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier marches 21 paces north, turns to the east for 21 seconds, turns north for 21 seconds, and marches 21 paces south to repeat. This pattern is a respectfully silent version of the military’s highest funerary salute– the 21-gun salute.
8aLoV TIL In order to protest the high tariffs enforced by a U.K. censorship board, a filmmaker sent in a 10 hour “movie” of white paint drying. They had to watch the entire film.
neymP TIL: In 2013, a school shooter wore a "KILLER" shirt to sentencing, flipped off the victims families, and said he masturbates to their deaths (video)