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TIL an Eagle Scout who joins the US Army is automatically promoted to Private First Class.

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YpZZZ TIL that a "20% chance of rain" can mean that there is a 20% chance that rain will occur in a given area, or that there is a 100% chance that rain will occur in 20% of a given area, or anything in between.
M7kZW TIL Austria added chains to their national coat of arms' bird after 1945 to symbolize the end of German occupation
lOnA TIL it’s possible that Arabs traded with Australia long before Europeans arrived there.
ANrng TIL that the high speed rail in Indonesia is branded as Whoosh, which is short for Waktu Hemat, Operasi Optimal, Sistem Hebat, lit. 'Timesaving, Optimal Operation, Outstanding System'
kJp6E TIL that in the 19th century, there was a common prejuidice towards the german immigrant population that they were eating dogs. That is how, when the frankfurter sausage was introduced, there were rumors circulating that there was dog meat in it, so it earned the nickname "Hot dog".