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TIL The Great Ocean Road in Australia is the world's largest war memorial. It was built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932, and dedicated to soldiers killed during World War I

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j6Bwj TIL Pink Floyd derived its name from the first names of two Blues players, and at the last minute
pY0mZ TIL That in the aftermath of the Spanish-American war, Spain sold the Phillippines to the United States for $20 million.
JY4dB TIL humans have stripes on our bodies which are invisible to the naked eye, called Blaschko’s Lines
E1xQp TIL that North Korea has a VHS copy of Space Jam enshrined in a musuem
Mn4W TIL Pepsi released a limited edition “Pepsi Perfect” soft drink that was used in “Back to the Future Part II” to commemorate the trilogy’s 30th anniversary. Only 6,500 bottles were produced costing $20.15 each. At Comic-Con they were given to people dressed as Marty McFly.