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TIL the minimum wage is Australia is $15.96/hr ($16.33 USD)

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Br9VL TIL about a skull mounted on a stake 8000 years ago in Sweden. The skull belonged to a hunter gatherer who was reconstructed and nicknamed "Ludvig". During life, his hair is likely styled and cut using flint tools and required help from another person.
OoKo1 TIL that in Chinese/Peking Opera, a character wearing armor with flags on his/her back was meant to represent a general leading an army. Two such characters fighting on stage meant that a battle between two armies was taking place.
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