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TIL in the show Bluey, Rusty’s dad is in an Australian Army unit called 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment - which has the nickname ‘Bluedog’

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QJA8d TIL that in 1982, Zimbabwe passed a law banning citizens from making jokes about the surname of the President, Canaan Banana.
AD4po TIL that according to the FCC, as of 2018, there are still 100,000 pay phones left in the United States.
QN8O6 TIL that the lawyer Nick Freeman specializes in having celebrities acquitted of speeding, drunk driving and other moving violations on technicalities, earning the nickname "Mr Loophole", which he embraced and trademarked.
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