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TIL if a member of the French Foreign Legion is wounded in battle, they can immediately apply for French citizenship under a provision known as, "Français par le sang versé" ("French by spilled blood").

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1vP7 TIL that a man bought a house next to his ex-wife so he can install a giant middle finger statue for her to see everyday
L4P0 TIL The terms “left” and “right” in politics appeared during the French Revolution of 1789 when members of the National Assembly divided into supporters of the king to the president’s right and supporters of the revolution to his left.
b6pE9 TIL that Chicago--AKA "The Windy City"--is not even in the top 11 windiest cities in America and isn't even especially windy.
ORY1 TIL that from 1902-1907, a group of 12 scientists regularly ate dangerous, common food additives that had previously been untested, such as formaldehyde, and documented how they reacted to said additives. They were known as “The Poison Squad,” and helped spur the creation of the FDA.
YMZd TIL Martin Luther King and Anne Frank were born in the same year. If alive, they both would be 84