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TIL Nike made an ad where a Samburu tribesman said Nike's slogan "Just Do it" in his native language. An anthropologist called Nike out. The phrase actually meant, "I don’t want these. Give me big shoes.” Nike admitted their mistake and stated “we thought nobody in America would know what he said."

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BgopW TIL the world's longest-reigning current monarch is also an absolute monarch. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has been ruling Brunei for 57 years. He's also the country's Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, Minister of Economy, Minister of Home Affairs, and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
yQeye TIL that if the genealogy of the early Germanic chroniclers is true, Queen Elizabeth II is descended from the god Odin
0MOA TIL researchers found a single genetic mutation that occurred about 10 million years ago and endowed our ancestors with a stronger ability to metabolize ethanol. As getting drunk off fruit would render one unable to defend territory or look for food, selection favored those with the new mutation.
rRxY1 TIL Until late 19th Century wife selling auctions were held in England. Only the wealthiest could afford divorcing while others preferred just selling. It was also the backdrop for Thomas Hardy's 1886 novel 'The Mayor Of Casterbridge."
Ep5x TIL after the release of Die Another Day, Pierce Brosnan was approached by a man in a Dublin bar who asked to shake his hand. He complied and then cracked up when the man said, “That’s the closest my hand will ever get to Halle Berry’s ass.”