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TIL that in the US Army, there is a rank higher than the 5 Star General of the Army, called General of the ARMIES, and that only 2 people in history have ever held that rank.

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JY9mj TIL about "Burusera" or the sexualized attraction to the underwear or uniforms of young women. In Japan burusera shops used to be common and schoolgirls once openly participated in the sale of their used clothing.
8eNG4 TIL the United States is Ranked 2nd by Total Number of Spanish Speakers, Beating Out Spain
OogM7 TIL 25% of Spongebob Squarepants viewers are adults with no children.
8adw4 TIL Despite being one of the wealthiest, healthiest & an extremely Developed Nation, Singapore has won only 5 medals in its entire Olympic history of over 7 decades. The island state has a population of over 5 million.
JDy4 TIL the Nazis developed experimental drug cocktail in which the Nazi doctors found that equipment-laden test subjects who had taken the drug could march 55 miles (88.5 kilometers) without resting