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TIL Affirmative Action is referred to as “Positive Discrimination” in the UK

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N7MZ6 TIL of the Saola, or Asian Unicorn, a bovine so rare it has been photographed in the wild only 4 times. When it was discovered in 1992 it was the first large mammal to be defined in over half a century.
Brw8d TIL that Major-General Ulysses S. Grant ordered the expulsion of Jews from three states during the American Civil War - General Order No. 11 (1862)
y0mw TIL a man set fire to a US Navy attack submarine to get out of work early. The fire would cause $400 million in damages and the submarine was eventually scrapped.
6EpbW TIL During WWII the Japanese were responsible for killing 500,000 Chinese by using insect "Yagi Bombs" which consisted a two compartment, one with houseflies and another with a bacterial slurry.
m1lGP TIL that when ascending to the throne, royals may pick their regnal name from any of their Christian or middle names. Charles Philip Arthur George could also be King Philip, King Arthur, or King George if he wanted to.