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TIL in England and Wales, the role of lawyer is divided in two. Solicitors provide legal advice, barristers argue in court, and clerks are middlemen between the two.

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l7jBA TIL that despite being ubiquitous throughout the Roman world for centuries and appearing in sculptures and friezes across the empire, we don't know what the Romans called the armor they wore in battle. 16th century scholars gave it the name lorica segmentata.
ADMVd TIL There was a racial underpinning to the German-Japanese alliance during WWII. The Nazis, from Hitler on down, actually viewed the history of the Japanese people as 'superior' to the German.
4XEwR TIL John F. Kennedy's thick head of hair and perpetual tan weren't due to being fit and healthy. Just the opposite, they were side effects of one of the many drugs he took, and he was actually chronically ill.
R7EQ1 TIL that extensive use of research in the development and production process of Blue's Clues inspired several studies that provided evidence for its effectiveness as a learning tool. Field tests showed that the attention and comprehension of young viewers increased with each repeat viewing.
b9kej TIL that Lewis and Clark’s first journal entry is about accidentally shooting a woman in the head with an air rifle.