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TIL that in WW1, the British Army would allow groups of friends to volunteer together and let them serve in the same units in return. As a result, casualties to these "Pals batallions" would wreak havoc to entire communities in Britain.

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GAYQj TIL about the controversial theory that the blocks that the Egyptian pyramids were built from may actually have been made of a limestone "concrete" that was poured in situ, and not, as is generally thought, carved out of a local quarry and hauled up
oBwao TIL Ultra-high-temperature pasteurized milk packaged in a sterile container, if not opened, has a typical unrefrigerated shelf life of six to nine months.
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