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lWLG TIL in Saving Private Ryan, all main actors went through army training except Matt Damon so that the other actors would show resentment for him.
d81d7 TIL: The fake rock group "The Mosquitoes" (Bingo, Bango, Bongo, and Irving) from Gilligan's Island were a real group called The Wellingtons, and had recorded the Gilligan's Island Theme song used in Season 1
9pZ6 TIL men in switzerland are required to keep the firearms they are issued during military service at home after they leave the military so as to prevent home break ins and have the countries men ready to mobilize in the event of a threat.
D1dOY TIL 2 lbs of sugar per 1 ton of concrete will render it unable to set properly and was apparently used to resist prison construction in the 80s.
78lgP TIL in 1981, Mauritania was the last country in the world to abolish slavery. The ban wasn't enforced till 2007. In 2017 600,000 were still living in slavery, and only 1 person was prosecuted for owning slaves.