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TIL that the Governor of Indiana officially names the city of LaPorte, a town of barely 20,000 people, the capital of Indiana for July 4th which has been a tradition dating back to WWII due to its patriotism and parade of over 60,000 people in attendance.

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j6MZn TIL like "R.I.P." many ancient Romans had "NFFNSNC", non fui, fui, non sum, non curo, inscribed on their graves meaning “I was not; I was; I am not; I do not care”. A epicurist philosophy.
695eQ TIL the death of George Reeves, the "original Superman" in the 1950s, was not from jumping out a window thinking he actually was superhuman as rumoured, but by gunshot to the head suicide.
OdMX TIL the last WWII officer surrendered in 1974 after living on an Island for decades, convinced that the war was not over. He died in 2014 at age 91.
NjK1 TIL that in Saudi Arabia, all women, regardless of age, are required to have a male guardian. They also need permission from their male guardian to seek education, employment, open up a bank account, travel (under the age of 45), have surgery and marry or divorce
rO1e TIL Paintball guns, before the game was invented, were used to mark cows ready for slaughter and trees ready to be cut down