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PYDEg TIL Tsar Nicholas II of Russia had a chinese dragoon tattoo he got on a trip to Japan.
wLglo TIL that the town of Anadyr 1 was a secret Soviet nuclear base
NDYN TIL that tracksuits, particularly Adidas, are so popular in Russia because after the fall of the Soviet Union, cheap tracksuit clothing flooded the Russian market. The Russian people, who were unaware of western fashion norms, loved the comfortable and cheap clothing, leading to huge popularity.