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TIL International Women's day is mostly an Eastern Bloc/Asian holiday officially, with only a few western countries going out to celebrate it in an official manner.

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OGZJe TIL that Tootsie Rolls helped save American troops during the Korean War. 15,000 troops faced off against 120,000. They called for an airdrop of mortars using the code Tootsie Rolls. when it arrived, it was actual Tootsie Rolls. They used it to patch holes in vehicles and equipment and retreat.
R7YQl TIL of Cooperative housing or Borettslag where instead of a landlord, the property is built and owned by a co-operative association which is owned by the tenants. Instead of paying rent to a landlord, you pay back on the communal debt.
GeD4 TIL that 2 towns in Greece have a firework war every year shooting thousands of rockets at each other. The objective hit the church bell of the opposing town.
p87LQ Today I Learned That London Has A Fairly Large Population Of Wild Parrots That No-One Knows The Origin Of
Nx8M TIL There is a Japanese legend that Jesus Christ did not die on the cross but made his way to Aomori where he became a rice farmer, married, and had a family.