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TIL of civil conscription, the obligation of civilians to perform mandatory labor for the government. For example, in 2019, France established the Service national universel(General National Service), a one month program which is mandatory for all citizens aged 16 to 25.

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gMleb TIL in the 1988 box-office bomb "Mac and Me", the wheelchair-bound lead child character was played by a real wheelchair-bound actor with spina bifida. In real life, when people asked why he was in a wheelchair, the 12-year-old would reply, "Vietnam."
wL6GE TIL that England has no official national anthem. The United Kingdom's official anthem is "God Save The Queen," but England doesn't have one of its own. Various proposals have come up over the years, including the hymn "Jerusalem," but there's never been any consensus.
grWV4 TIL of the 2011 Norwegian Butter Crises, which led to multiple countries gathering up butter and sending it to the butter-starved Norwegians - as well as having multiple companies offer .5 - 1 kilogram of butter to incentivize a purchase.
x9X0 TIL that after police officers in Rialto, CA started wearing cameras, public complaints against officers plunged 88%, and officers’ use of force fell by 60%.
gdO9 TIL that a 1976 episode of the BBC show “Doctor Who” featured The Doctor trapped in a virtual reality dreamworld known as The Matrix, with The Doctor warned if he dies there, he will die in the real world as well.