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TIL that US Military tombstones come with 65 choices of religious symbol, including the hammer of Thor

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GYkN4 TIL the rarest credit card in the world, the American Express Centurion card, is invitation only, has a $5k initiation fee, a $2.5k annual fee, no credit limit, and is made of titanium.
yVe98 TIL : TIL a female reporter attempted to recreate the famous novel "Around The World In 80 Days". Not only did she complete it with eight days to spare, she made a detour to interview Jules Verne, the original author.
MegvV TIL that George Orwell's use of 2+2=5 as a catchphrase of the dystopian government in his book 1984 is based on Joseph Stalin's use of that equation in propaganda. Soviet posters declared "2 + 2 plus the enthusiasm of the workers = 5" long before Orwell wrote his novel.
Wr4 TIL that the oldest living Chinese citizen has also been awarded the highest rank in Chinese martial arts (among other things).
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