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TIL that while Australia and New Zealand commemorates ANZAC Day, each year on 25 April Italy commemorates the end of Nazi occupation during World War II and the victory of the Resistance in Italy

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gMkmA TIL that singer Kirsty MacColl died a hero. While in Mexico, a speedboat was heading right at her and her son. She managed to push her 15 year old son out of the way just in time, but was runover in the process. She was killed instantly.
R71Xj TIL that "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt is actually about a junkie stalking a woman in a subway. [Video - 0:57]
lokpV TIL that Fred Astaire took up skateboarding in his late seventies, and has a life membership in the National Skateboard Society
epRXL TIL that honey has long been known to be a natural antiseptic, and can promote wound healing, mainly due the natural creation of hydrogen peroxide by enzymes.
v1oQL TIL about the Australian phatic finger. This is a norm whereby drivers on outback highways (where you can go long periods without seeing another vehicle) will raise their index finger as a friendly gesture of mutual aknowledgement.