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TIL the U.S. Army has the most overweight troops out of all the military branches

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yQk7X TIL that in 1355, the town of Oxford and the students of Oxford University erupted in rioting for days because some students didn't like the beer they were served and threw a pint of beer at a tavern owner. The townsfolk eventually stormed the school where 63 students and 30 locals were killed.
D1WoJ TIL in Germany companies who want to participate in a tendering process for public educational establishments must sign a declaration which states that they don't agree to or make use of L. Ron Hubbard's Scientology doctrines. This is defined by law through a so-called "Schutzklausel".
PY4JO TIL Caswell-Massey is America's oldest and still thriving company, founded 24 years before the United States itself. They specialize in hand creams and soap.
pE4b TIL plants can actually sprout within a human body…
R7yP6 TIL Han Zhijun has been described as "China's most mysterious first lady". Han never accompanied Chairman Hua on business trips abroad and the two rarely appeared in public together. Reportedly, Han continued to cycle to and from work