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TIL that, due to the Napoleonic Wars, the capital of Portugal was moved from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro for thirteen years.

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OZye TIL that the guard at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier marches 21 paces north, turns to the east for 21 seconds, turns north for 21 seconds, and marches 21 paces south to repeat. This pattern is a respectfully silent version of the military’s highest funerary salute– the 21-gun salute.
Bg6Ne TIL in 2019, a 19-year-old man posed as a 14-year-old boy and got accepted into a British high school. He was asking girls out and changing with boys in PE before authorities discovered his true age.
MDVa TIL in the 18th century, land owners would keep “ornamental hermits” on their land to act eccentric, usually reciting Latin phrases and growing their beard and finger nails long.
KPrE TIL Ninja where required to learn the crafts of several civilian jobs in order to more easily infiltrate enemy positions, and they would rarely if ever wear black clothes.
VBmXQ TIL that Avengers Endgame’s story was referenced off of Star Trek: TNG’s finale ‘All Good Things…’ and the sign off is lifted directly from the sixth Star Trek film ‘The Undiscovered Country’