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TIL the concept of Dibs is almost culturally universal.

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jGYX TIL actor/U.S. Marine R. Lee Ermey was initially hired only as a technical advisor for Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket. Kubrick changed his mind after seeing an instructional video Ermey put together.
LP6p TIL half of the world’s food is wasted worldwide.
mMPP TIL of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Roman Emperor. 563 years ago today, as Ottoman cannons breached the once-mighty Theodosian Walls of Constantinople, he donned the appearance of a common soldier and led his remaining men to one last valiant charge in the name of Rome and their home.
e0xLJ TIL One of the reasons the Great Wall of China still stands after so many years, is due to a secret binding agent in the mortar: sticky rice.
8elvV TIL God Save the King is one of New Zealand's two national anthems, alongside God Defend New Zealand. In contrast, apart from the UK, other Commonwealth realms solely regard it as a royal anthem. New Zealand is thus one of two countries with two national anthems, the other is Denmark.