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TIL a musical road was built to honor R. Lee Ermey, the "Gunny" known for Full Metal Jacket. Special grooves play "The Marines' Hymn" when driven over.

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d8Jmj TIL that the average workweek for a manufacturing employee in the 1890s was 100 hours. The five day, 40-hour workweek didn't become standard until 1940 thanks to the passing of the Fair Labor Standards Act, which required employers to pay overtime to anyone working more than 40 hours.
VBwK8 TIL of the "Aloha Spirit" law, Hawai'i Revised Statutes, Section 5-7.5: " 'Aloha Spirit' is the coordination of mind and heart within each person. It brings each person to the self. Each person must think and emote good feelings to others. In the contemplation and presence of the life force (hā)."
Ooo9a TIL of the Catalonian ruler Ramon Berenguer II, who co-ruled with his twin Berenguer Ramon II. Both were sons of Ramon Berenguer I
Jk94 TIL there is a flower often used as a food dye in Southeast Asian cuisine called “Clitoria”–named because it resembles a woman’s sexual organs
mZMP TIL that the only Japanese survivor of the Titanic was branded a coward in Japan for having dishonored himself by not going down with the ship.