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TIL All AmEx card numbers start with 3, Visa with 4, Mastercard with 5

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4k8kJ TIL that Quentin Tarantino wanted to make a Godzilla film of his own titled "Living Under the Rule of Godzilla".
wZKM TIL: In contrast to the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Air Force, the British Army does not include Royal in its title because, after a historic struggle between Parliament and monarchy, the British Army has always been answerable to Parliament and the British people rather than the Monarch
jVBE TIL in an attempt to shut down the MS13 gang in the early 90’s, illegal members were deported to their home countries. Instead of shutting down, deportees gained territory upon their return home and now MS13 has over 100,000 members worldwide and is one of the largest, deadliest gangs.
aaXZ TIL when Shaka Zulu’s mother died in 1827, over 7,000 people were executed for being “insufficiently grief-stricken”. Cows were also slaughtered so that young calves would “know what it feels like to lose a mother.”
va8R TIL the minimum wage of $1.60 an hour in 1968 would be $10.56 today when adjusted for inflation