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TIL that the Gurkha Contingent is the last remaining unit in Singapore to employ original British drill commands.

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P6mJ TIL Alan Tudyk has had a role in every Disney animated film since “Wreck-It Ralph, including the Duke of Weselton in "Frozen”, and a character named Duke Weaselton in “Zootopia”
NxO6 TIL that research shows you’re more likely to have a creative epiphany when you’re doing something monotonous, like fishing, exercising, or showering.
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