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TIL that in July of 2025, more than 2.6 million Australians voted in a radio poll to determine the greatest Australian song of all time. The result? “Never Tear Us Apart” by INXS.

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epNZE TIL that Canadian law mandates that 35% of radio and 55% of television broadcasts must “at least partly written, produced, presented, or otherwise contributed to by persons from Canada.”
XLBD TIL Ugandan dictator Idi Amin full (sell-bestowed) title was “His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular”
rRYax TIL that "Herbs" are generally green plants or plant parts used to add flavor while "Spices" are dried seeds,fruits and plant parts.
9YLpB TIL men walk significantly slower when walking with a woman, but only when that woman is their romantic partner. If she's a friend or acquaintance they go at almost full speed.
8a4bP TIL that more than 30 Roman emperors (out of ~86) were erased from monuments by decree of the Senate, as a way to erase the names of disgraced individuals from public memory