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TIL The Sword of Islam was a ceremonial weapon given in 1937 to Benito Mussolini, who was pronounced as the Protector of Islam.

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EL8x TIL the 31st Vice President of the United States, Charles Curtis, had considerable Native American ancestry and even spoke Kansa, the native tongue of the Kaw tribe.
X05V6 TIL that Pantone maintains the USDA color standards for french fries. French fry color standards can be used to program deep fryers.
ZppRa TIL that Prince Philip's 'affectionate' nickname for queen Elizabeth was 'cabbage.'
gMW84 TIL Jackie Chan once fled to the USA to avoid Hong Kong triads. He claims they once shot at him while he was getting off of a plane and that he later was surrounded by "more than 20 people ... with melon knives ... [I] confronted them with two guns and six grenades".
YpkWZ TIL Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the odour of farts smell good so that farting in public will become socially acceptable. Ben wanted flatulence to be "as agreeable as perfumes"