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TIL the reason Britain and Japan drive on the left side of the road dates back to right handed travellers wanting to keep their sword hand closer to potential enemies.

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djDB TIL the First Aid Kit was invented for railroad surgeons who needed sterile equipment to treat their construction workers.
DQVAD TIL the Emperor Claudius decreed that any slaves left by their masters to die at the Temple of Asclepius would instead be freed if they recovered
Br5Bd TIL that Lucille Ball had to testify before the House Committee because she was suspected of being communist. This was during the height of McCarthyism.
wLlJE TIL of a bear that lives in the desert. The Gobi bear (Ursus arctos gobiensis) is a subspecie of Brown Bear that lives in Mongolia.
7ogM TIL that SOS doesn’t mean “save our ship” or “save our souls.” SOS doesn’t actually stand for anything at all and is used simply because of how easy it is to remember.