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TIL of the Oriflamme. It was the battle standard of the King of France during the Middle Ages. When raised during battle, no prisoners were to be taken until it was lowered

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4X5Qg TIL of Lympstone Commando railway station. This is a railway station situated on the Avocet Line, from Exeter to Exmouth in Devon, England. A train travelling on this line will only stop here if you ask the train driver, providing you are a visitor to the Royal Marine Commando Training Centre.
DplV TIL that The ruins of the ancient city of Petra lay hidden until 1812, when a Swiss explorer stumbled upon them in modern-day Jordan. The man walked through the dark gorge for 1.2 kilometers. Suddenly, he laid eyes on a magnificent scene.
Z8RZQ TIL C.S. Lewis was Irish, once saying “I'm Irish not English. Did you ever know an Irishman who didn't puff and blow?” when informed his heavy breathing was interfering with a radio broadcast.
LkX0V TIL the dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovered Tasmania and New Zealand on his first pacific voyage while missing the entire continent of Australia.
oBxm8 TIL Impostor syndrome (also known as impostor phenomenon, impostorism, fraud syndrome or the impostor experience) is a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a "fraud".