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TIL that all able bodied male citizens of the United States, aged 18-45, are legally part of the Unorganized Militia.

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e0Lpb TIL The British WW1 'Unknown Warrior' was given a state funeral with full military honours, entombed with a medieval crusader's sword, accompanied by a guard of 100 Victoria Cross recipients, as well as 100 women, each of whom had lost her husband and all her sons in the war.
OGnJg TIL that the dream of "teeth falling out" seems to be a pattern for citizens living in western countries
JYW54 TIL New ways to prepare Nutritional powerhouses.
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