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TIL that until 1971 British car manufacturers Rolls Royce had their own Police force

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gMxpD TIL about truth default theory. Most people will not be able detect deception among those who are part of their culture, instead believing until there is a massive amount of evidence that says otherwise.
KOXb9 TIL that all navel oranges are genetic clones of a single mutated tree discovered by a missionary in Brazil in the 1800s.
L1Xr TIL in 1938 a revolver-camera was invented to take a picture just as the trigger was pulled.
OGeRL TIL that the lyrics of every album of the Italian band Rhapsody of Fire from 1997 to 2011 actually constitute an elaborate fantasy story titled The Algalord Chronicles.
GYQXj TIL that Japan once fooled the americans that they were going to invade Alaska in WW2 when in fact no one was present in the area, the americans landed troops on the island of Kiska to prevent the invasion and still suffered 313 casualties from landmines and friendly fire.