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TIL that British people used to have American sounding accents, not the other way around

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66p8 TIL that the personal bodyguards of the Byzantine Emperor were primarily Scandinavians and Anglo-Saxons. They comprised the “Varangian Guard” which was also an Elite Unit of the Byzantine Army. The loyalty and honor of these “axe-bearing barbarians” became a trope of Byzantine writers.
Yvrv TIL that in some countries like Germany or Austria escaping from jail or prison is not punishable if you do not break any other laws because it is human nature to want to escape.
e0g64 TIL that an Indian policeman in the state of Manipur confessed to more than 100 staged killings
nVJW TIL In Pakistan, where the word “breast” is taboo, breast cancer is known as the “cancer of women.” 70% of women interviewed at a major hospital know nothing about the disease, which affects 1/9 women
d8VB TIL: If you adjust the price of gasoline in 1918 with 2012 inflation, it would be $3.75/gallon.