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TIL The Cartoon X-Men theme was lifted from Hermeto Pascoal

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pRjb TIL of ‘Every Man Remembered’ an initiative of the British Legion to ensure every man and woman that died in WWI from across the commonwealth is remembered by someone alive today
ADZYg TIL that three original transcripts of the minutes of the 1431 trial of Joan of Arc still exist.
KYjMw TIL that the Great Qing Legal Code was in force until 1971 in then-British Hong Kong
GYR91 TIL that Rock and Roll Hall of Fame paid $6,000 for the preservation of Lady Gaga's meat dress which included treatment with bleach, formaldehyde and detergent to kill any bacteria which had formed during the time before it was frozen.
7lgx TIL that 40% of domestic abuse victims in Britain are actually male, but have no way of refuge as police and society tend to ignore them and let their attackers free.