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TIL: There are no qualifications to be a Justice on the United States Supreme Court; you don’t even have to be a lawyer.

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xVQng TIL of Charles Lightoller, one of many individuals who used his personal boats to assist in the evacuation of French and British troops at Dunkirk in 1940. Prior to this, he was the senior-most officer to survive the sinking of the RMS Titanic and enforced the "women and children first" order
e7Jg TIL there is a club called “Loners on Wheels” and the only 2 requirements to join are that you have to be single and own an RV.
GY8NE TIL in 1988, musician Philly Lutaaya became the first prominent Ugandan to openly declare he was HIV positive. Many received his declaration with skepticism, the press claiming it was just a publicity stunt to promote sales of his records. He is now considered a national hero for his AIDS activism.
4ENJ TIL North Korean tunnels exist under the DMZ, apparently designed for a surprise attack on Seoul. 4 have been discovered since the 1970s, but there are suspected to be up to 20 more.
gMBMW TIL that there exist an old japanese Scroll, the He-Gassen, that was created during the Edo period. He-Gassen means Farting competitions.