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TIL that the British Army does not have “Royal” in its name (unlike other British armed forces) because it was formed in the interregnum when the UK had no monarch

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xj95 TIL that İhsan Sıtkı Yener designed a Turkish keyboard layout after studies were made on letter frequencies and finger anatomy along with Turkish Language Association, which resulted in Turkey breaking countless world records in typewriting championships since its invention in 1955
R7BdQ TIL of The Guardian Angels. A grouped formed in 1979 to combat violence in the NYC subway system. Trained in patrol & citizens arrest, members are told if other citizens' lives are endangered, they are allowed to do whatever is lawful and necessary. They can be spotted by their signature red beret.
KYDBB TIL After her space shuttle flight, astronaut Lisa Nowak was diagnosed with a variety of mental illnesses, including Asperger's disorder and obsessive compulsive personality disorder. NASA declined to comment whether it identified the disorders when she joined NASA's astronaut corps
oRZ8 TIL In 2010, The Texas Board of Education removed founding father, Thomas Jefferson, from the state social studies curriculum because of his beliefs in deism and replaced him with the religious right icon John Calvin.
PYlOE TIL After Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, Canada declared war on Japan before the US did