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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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X0EDj TIL that Tibetans underwent the fastest genetic change ever observed in humans. Biologists found 30+ genes with DNA mutations more prevalent in Tibetans than their predecessors, the Han Chinese, half of which help the body regulate oxygen use. They even have a "super-athlete gene" called EPAS1.
Brmxr TIL Kira Roessler (bass player for punk band Black Flag) is an Emmy-winning dialogue/ADR editor (Game of Thrones, John Adams).
m4aO TIL that in 2003, Morocco offered to send 2,000 monkeys to assist the war effort in Iraq. They were to be used to detonate land mines
rNeJ0 TIL The longest ever recorded pop song is “Apparente Libertà,” by Giancarlo Ferrari, which is 76 minutes, 44 seconds long
ZyZY TIL that Microsoft “lost nearly $70 billion in market value” for trying to bundle Internet Explorer with Microsoft Windows products.