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TIL that the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom was only established in 2009. Before then, the final court of appeal in the country was the House of Lords, the upper house of the U.K. Parliament.

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5Yl7P TIL During negotiations for truce between North and South Korea, both parties would try to bring a bigger national flag than the other to each meeting. This continued until a special meeting was called to address the size of the flags, as they could no longer fit in the room.
JY7eV TIL about Impostor syndrome, a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a "fraud".Those experiencing this phenomenon remain convinced that they are frauds, and and do not deserve all they have achieved.
GY1XN TIL that in the 1920s and 30s, Goo Goo Clusters were advertised as “a nourishing lunch for a nickel” because the main health concern at the time was caloric intake, and candy was seen as a form of inexpensive nourishment.
epRwE TIL that Pixar originated in 1974 as a university lab that tried to make a computer-generated film. Realizing that computers weren’t good enough, the lab workers joined the film industry, made special effects and sold software and hardware until technology in the early 90s let them make “Toy Story.”
oRArA TIL that George Orwell participated in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939); after travelling as a journalist for reporting on the war, he later enlisted as a soldier against fascism. In the photo some of his comrades can be seen with Ernest Hemingway in the background (1937).