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TIL British Flag, the Union Flag is not entirely symmetrical and can be put wrong way up

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j681p TIL Chinese Emperor Qin Er Shi was considered “Son of Heaven”, and that his own voice must never be heard, and his face must never be shown, meaning that ministers rarely had the opportunity to address the emperor. Qin Er Shi was forced to commit suicide at the age of 22
r8X4 TIL Lucy was a chimp who was raised as a human. She was forced back into the wild at the age of 12 when she was more human than ape. A year later, her remains were found with her skin, hands, and feet taken by poachers. It is believe she openly approached them due to her friendliness towards humans.
AwMg TIL Bill Paxton is the only actor to be killed by Alien, Predator and Terminator.
lory7 TIL: Amish beards have no mustache because they associate them with the military, and they're pacifists
gONA TIL that Brian May, the guitarist of Queen, built an electric guitar from scratch with his father when he was 16 years old, and called it the Red Special. He used that same guitar for his entire career, and it is his most prized possession.