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TIL there is a village in India which uses melodies instead of names

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wJ4P TIL in 2012 Germany agreed to provide compensation to a new category of Nazi victims — 80,000 Jews who fled ahead of the advancing German army and eventually resettled in the former Soviet Union. As of 2012, Germany has paid $89 billion in compensation overall for Nazi crimes since 1952.
R7MB4 TIL: Joseph Smith's wife threatened to practice polygamy until a timely and convenient commandment specifically naming her came from God.
EJZV TIL: North Korean archaeologists announced to the world in 2012 they “discovered” lair of the UNICORN ridden by legendary King Tongmyung 2000 years ago.
aKV0 TIL the theme to the children’s cartoon series “Arthur” was written by son of Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley.
DQPg TIL John McCain, while captured by the Vietnamese, was forced to give the names of his fellow pilots or they would kill him. Instead, he gave the names of the 1961 Green Bay Packers offensive line