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TIL the UK's nuclear submarines all carry identitcally worded "Letters of Last Resort" which are handwritten by the current Prime Minister and destroyed when the Prime Minister leaves office

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9YvlQ TIL the oldest living human-planted tree in the world with a known planting date is the sacred fig tree "Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi", planted in 288 BC.
epMlD TIL about the Boxheim Files, which were leaked in Germany in 1931 and in which the NSDAP planned, in case of Communist uprising, to take over the government, creating military courts and concentration camps against dissenters
DYlP TIL the word “oxymoron” is an oxymoron. The Greek word “oxy” means “sharp” and “moron” means “dull”.
loNyN TIL About “JK Alley, a street in Tokyo known for being a place where men pay money for the company of teenage girls in school uniforms
Rj4l TIL Breathing through your nose at all times is significantly more healthy than through your mouth.