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

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dv8E TIL basketball legend Tim Duncan was a teenage champion swimmer in the Virgin Islands. When Hurricane Hugo destroyed the island’s only Olympic-sized swimming pool in 1989, Duncan was forced to swim in the ocean and he quickly lost his enthusiasm for swimming because of his fear of sharks
vPK1j TIL Canadians live ~4 years longer than Americans on average
0wLW1 TiL that Tobe Hooper, the director behind "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (1974), also directed the music video for Billy Idol's "Dancing with Myself"
BrWlL TIL bottom buttons on suits are left unbuttoned because they needed to be unbuttoned while riding a horse. Meanwhile, King Edward VII was too fat for his waistcoat when he was Prince of Wales, so the Court and later everyone in the Empire unbuttoned the bottom of theirs in solidarity.
JY0d4 TIL Many Japanese swords can be traced back to one of five "Gokaden" or "The Five Traditions" which were traditional schools of sword smithing. Each is named for the historical regions of Japan where they originated. As time went on, different schools merged techniques to forge more unique swords.