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TIL that the UK armed forces have to be reauthorised by legislation every five years, because the UK Bill of Rights 1688 makes a standing army illegal without the consent of Parliament.

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Lk9KQ TIL that Demi Moore was the subject of credit card theft after a man took her card on a shopping spree, spending as much as $169,000 while she had no idea any of this was happening for several weeks.
b6ndQ TIL that an adult panda absorbs 54.8–66.1 mg (0.846–1.020 gr) of cyanide a day through its diet. To prevent poisoning, they have evolved anti-toxic mechanisms to protect themselves.
XEQXX TIL Elderly Lion Couple at the Los Angeles Zoo that were soulmates were put to sleep at the same time so neither had to live alone
awYdL TIL Luxury brand committees from Italy (Altagamma), France(Comité Colbert), UK(Walpole), Germany(Meisterkreis), Spain(Circulo Fortuny) and Sweden(Gustaf III Kommitté) in 2010 formed an European association of their own and named it - European Cultural and Creative Industries Alliance (ECCIA).
E9Dw TIL color laser printers print a watermark on every page that identifies the printer to ease government fears of forgery.