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PYw6w TIL After Peter the Great mandated that all officers in his army must have started their career as privates, noble families began to register newborn boys as privates. First reporting for service at the age of 15, the boys were then promoted through seniority to junior lieutenant or equivalent rank
8ePPL TIL about Clowns without Borders, an international organization that travels to conflict zones around the World to relieve suffering through laughter
6EgbX TIL that the Twinings Tea logo (created in 1787) is the world's oldest in continuous use.
DQpwe TIL Tesla is the only major American auto manufacturer not represented by a union in the US
oRMx8 TIL the surprising history of Christmas trees