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TIL that Belize and Guatemala are currently in a massive border dispute that has persisted for hundreds of years

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Brdnr TIL that Elvis was quite gifted in the martial arts. He reached the level of First Degree Black Belt and one of his instructors instructors was quoted saying “In martial arts, he wasn’t Elvis, The Entertainer. He was Elvis, The Black Belt, with 15 years’ experience”
5VWLQ TIL that people in medieval times slept in two segments
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