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TIL Richard Branson makes an appearance in the Bond film Casino Royale

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VMR6B TIL : In France asking the race of a person is forbidden in most contexts (census, employment, university, ...) and statistics based on race are forbidden.
ZppeG TIL that the Battle of Bannockburn was a victory of the army of King of Scots Robert the Bruce over the army of King Edward II of England in the First War of Scottish Independence. Although victory would not be secured until 14 years later, Bannockburn is still a major landmark in Scottish history.
1BWr TIL America’s deadliest school violence was not Columbine, but Bath, Mich., in 1927 - CSMonitor.com
9n0M TIL there have been computers programmed in “ternary” instead of the conventional binary. One such computer, built by the Soviets in 1958, had distinct advantages over binary computers such as increased power efficiency, cheaper parts and easier implementation of certain operations.
QJ56e TIL There exists such a thing as ketchup cookies