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TIL that the 8 hour working day was first instituted by king Philip II of Spain in 1594 (although many countries in the world still have to adopt it)

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v1D07 TIL the Iranian revenge attack on US airbases in January 2020 actually injured over 100 soldiers, but this was not disclosed until seven weeks later.
P1E7V TIL the band Sister 7 was originally called “Little Sister. After being threatened with a dispute claim by a band from Boston with the same name, the band changed their name to Sister 7 to reflect that there were 6 other bands with the name “Little Sister”
4kk4R TIL evidence of persistence hunting primarily comes from a single researcher and has no where near the support in Anthropology as it does in pop-science and running circles.
p869Z TIL Gigapans are gigapixel panoramas, digital images with billions of pixels. They are huge panoramas with fascinating detail, all captured in the context of a single brilliant photo. They’re a great way to explore around the world from your own home.
JYBAk TIL of RAF pilot Cyril Barton. During a raid over Germany, his plane was strafed repeatedly causing three of his crew to bail out. He dropped the bomb himself, flew the heavily damaged bomber home, crashed landed it and saved the lives of everyone onboard. He however would succumb to his injuries.