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TIL ‘affirmative action’ in the US is known as 'positive discrimination’ in the UK.

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6YlX TIL in 2010 Sandra Bullock won a Razzie for Worst Actress and an Oscar for Best Actress within 24 hours of each other.
5Ye0k TIL the Japanese Navy still uses the Rising Sun Flag today.
m15dE TIL that it is unknown why the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Norway despite the other Nobel Prizes being awarded in Sweden. Alfred Nobel, who the awards were established in memory of, said that it should be that way in his will and gave no explanation as to why
LeYP TIL that Richard Harris, the first actor to play Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series did not originally want to play the character due to his poor health, but was encouraged to by his 11-year-old granddaughter when she threatened never to speak to him again if he did not.
wbYW TIL Bomb and Drug sniffing dogs will eventually develop psychological problems if they never find any, and must occasionally be taken on dummy missions to satisfy their ‘prey-drive.’