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TIL in 1975, the representative of Queen Elizabeth II dismissed the Australian Prime Minister from office

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4XLQw TIL that a single dynasty has occupied the position of Emperor of Japan continually for over two thousand years, so long that the first 28 emperors are likely legendary.
78NvM TIL that the Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias where people with low ability at a task overestimate their ability because they lack the self-awareness to recognize their own incompetence.
1aOVO TIL that the lead singer of Toto is the son of legendary film composer John Williams.
d8ylQ TIL that Ozzy Osbourne was bullied by Black Sabbath’s guitarist Tony Iommi in school , and he was only invited into the band after band mate Geezer Butler saw Ozzy advertising in a music shop that he had a P.A.
D1J6e TIL that during WW2, the British goverment sent out pamphlets to the public, which led to over 750,000 pets being euthanized.