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TIL the military has a 26-page manual for baking brownies.

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6ZX7 TIL for the first 35 years of his life, Jack Nicholson didn’t know his sister was actually his mother. He didn’t find out until 9 years after her death from cancer, thanks to a TIMES Journalist.
xV4kD TIL King Edward II of England was killed after Adam of Orleton, one of his gaolers, received a message, reading "Edwardum occidere nolite timere bonum est". This can be read either as "Do not kill Edward; it is good to be afraid [to do so]" or as"Do not be afraid to kill Edward; [to do so] is good".
oGOE TIL that there’s a town in Texas called Earth, and it’s the only place on Earth officially named Earth
gMGpA TIL that the Aliens : Colonial Marines video game was reviewed poorly because of the Aliens(enemy) did not attack the players, as it turns out 5 Years later the reason the Aliens didn't attack is because the coding misspelled "Tether" with "Teather", which was how the AI could identify the player
4XAJo TIL Under France’s stringent privacy laws, parents can face penalties as severe as a year in prison and fines up to of €45,000 (£35,000) if convicted of publicizing intimate details of the private lives of their children without their consent.