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TIL that, as a man, you can be arrested in Iran for wearing shorts.

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8Dpa TIL Desmond Doss is the first and only conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor. During the Battle of Okinawa, he aided and saved the lives of 75 wounded infantrymen. He did not carry a weapon or kill enemy soldiers.
OoDDg TIL The Queen of England's guard wear tall bear skin hats because at the Battle of Waterloo, English troops took them as a trophy from France. They were worn by Napoleon's elite guard, which England routed during the Battle.
R7Bk6 TIL that "Into the West" performed by Annie Lennox and used in The Lord of the Rings was inspired by Cameron Duncan, a young film director, who died in late 2003 at the age of 17.
xj0b TIL giant pandas can survive on bamboo only because of gut bacteria
Ve5B TIL special care was taken while restoring Shakespeare’s grave to ensure that his bones remained untouched as the epitaph on his tombstone reads: “Good friend, for Jesus’ sake forbear, to dig the dust enclosed here. Blessed be the man that spares these stones, and cursed be he that moves my bones.”