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TIL the current Dalai Lama was formally recognized in 1939 and has reigned since 1940

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XEKJj TIL That the Father of General Douglas MacArthur, Arthur MacArthur Jr. was also military commander of the Philippines in 1900. Similarly he would also go on to be relieved of duty by a (future) president, Howard Taft in 1901.
LEWQ TIL that in 2012 an image depicting the french revolution in a History finals paper (GSCE equivalent) was deemed suitable, unknowing the examiners and students that in the background was a photoshopped mech warrior.
d847Q TIL Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a parody spinoff of Daredevil. Their origins stemming from the same incident that blinded Matt Murdock.
QJeBM TIL the current Portuguese constitution states that "The Constituent Assembly affirms the Portuguese people's decision to [...] open up a path towards a socialist society" in its preamble.
pr9e TIL when Halle Berry accepted her Razzie award for Catwoman in person, she thanked Warner Bros. “Thank you for putting me in a piece of shit, god-awful movie… It was just what my career needed.”