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TIL a Samurai became a ‘Ronin’ if he didn’t commit 'seppuku’ (ritualistic suicide) following the death of his master

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1aPgX TIL that long-beaked echidnas have four-headed penises and are known as monotremes, meaning egg laying mammals. This perhaps hints at early mammalian evolution from reptiles. These guys are sadly critically endangered owing to habitat loss!
yVoae TIL The Australian Parliament can't legally operate without a ceremonial mace, representing the monarch's authority, being present. In 1914 a member of parliament hid the mace and it was not found for two hours, and police were called in as it was assumed to have been stolen.
X0krQ TIL that in 2005, identity thief Behzad Mofrad plead guilty on charges related to applying for a passport under the name "Kevin Andrew Collins." Kevin was one of the first missing children whose images were ever disseminated nationally on milk cartons. Mofrad assumed his case had been forgotten.
mWgy TIL Christopher Lee (91), who played Saruman, Count Dooku, etc. is a descendant of the First Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne. He is a heavy metal singer and recorded a full solo album (2010). He killed Nazis in the British special forces, and even witnessed the last guillotine execution in France
d8nJZ TIL that every time an interaction occurs on a quantum level, the universe splits in two. It's called Schrodinger's Law.