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TIL the Sheriff of Nottingham is a real office and still exists today

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aw4yb TIL that when it launched, the iconic "Big Gulp" from 7-11 was an unprecedented 32 oz. Today, this is the same size as some medium-sized beverages.
VBWZQ TIL Kurt Lee, the first Chinese-American US Marine Corps officer, yelled out orders in Mandarin Chinese to confuse opposing Chinese troops during the Battle of Inchon in the Korean War.
0pO5 TIL that a tribe in Brazil uses a glove filled with hundreds of the most painful ants stinging ants in the world, the bullet ant, as an initiation rite for young men. The rite can happen for up to ten minutes, must occur a total of 20 times before the boy is declared a man.
LYyr TIL that after the capture of a serial killer of children, a police officer found his own daughter tied and gagged in the back of the killer’s van.
xvOw TIL That among the many verses in the Qur'an that mention Christians, it is mentioned twice that they are equals to Muslims and will not grieve on Judgement Day