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TIL since the end of WW2, the US had a military doctrine that required it to be able to fight two wars, on two fronts, at the same time

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1arNP TIL Indigenous Australians are the most ancient continuous civilisation on Earth, a fact backed by the first extensive study of their DNA, which dates their origins to more than 50,000 years ago. Scientists traced their linage to the DNA of modern populations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
5VQ7D TIL that the classic introductory song to The Flintstones wasn't used until the show's third season. Seasons 1 and 2 used an instrumental track called "Rise and Shine", which resembled the theme song of "The Bugs Bunny Show".
YPMW TIL that under the Articles of Confederation, Canada could join at any time
Rdmw TIL that WD-40 has been used remove a python snake that had coiled itself around the undercarriage of a bus, and that police officers also once used WD-40 to remove a naked burglar who was trapped in an air conditioning vent.
4XLww TIL that Republicans are called the right, and Democrats are called the left, because of seating arrangements of various legislative parties in France in the late 1700’s. Supporters of the king sat on the right of the Speaker, and supporters of the revolution on the left.