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TIL, By the 1860s, mustaches were finally compulsory for all the Armed Forces and they became as much an emblem for the Armed Forces as the Army uniform.

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9ZrG TIL: It is illegal to boil Lobsters alive in New Zealand.
QJbPe TIL Steve Irwin was just the second person reported killed by a stingray in Australian waters since 1945.
E1Rvx TIL that the last time Yellowstone erupted, it spewed 240 cubic MILES of debris into the atmosphere.
VBGnm TIL that the Pantheon’s oculus serves as a natural heating and cooling system, this opening allows sunlight to illuminate the interior and helps regulate temperature. The open design also enables rainwater to enter, which drains through a sophisticated floor system
LQDBd TIL that King Charles III of the United Kingdom is related to George Washington, the first President of the United States, through his ancestor Henrietta Mildred Hodgson (6 January 1805 – 19 November 1891), an English lady with both British royal and American presidential genealogical connections.