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TIL about kubaba a Mesopotamian bartender who later became the first woman ruler in history.

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6Eepl TIL of the World's Biggest Liar event, an annual competition for telling lies held in Cumbria, England. Competitors have five minutes to tell the most convincing lie they can, and politicians and lawyers are banned because "they are judged to be too skilled at telling porkies."
XbXR TIL the first role Michael Cera auditioned for was the role of Cole in the Sixth Sense.
D1BMp TIL in 2015 Sobe beverages in the US apologised for a joke that backfired. Some customers started voicing their concern after finding "Help me, Trapped in SoBe factory" under the lids of some of their bottles. Turns out the cry for help was intentionally put there by the company as a marketing ploy.
4Bng TIL the oldest known name for the Island of Great Britain is Albion
NOXQ TIL of Cardinal von Galen, one of the first public figures to stand up to Hitler. For opposing the killing of the disabled, Hitler planned to kill him after the War.