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TIL Brazil has a thriving Southern Confederate ex-pat community that hold festivals every April

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QJdne TIL the movie Solider (starring Kurt Russell) takes place in the same fictional universe as Blade Runner
QnQ9 TIL that nitrous oxide was used primarily as a recreational drug in English parties for over 4 decades before doctors saw its potential in medicine.
QNjEd TIL In the mid-1950s Francis LeRoy Henning of Erial, New Jersey minted what is now known as the “Henning” Nickel. He made counterfeit nickels dated 1939, 1944, 1946, 1947 and 1953.
nWoNb TIL: There is a Japanese martial art of combative swimming called Suijutsu. Various styles existed such as the Iwakura Ryū which has techniques for unusual situations such as eating while in water and many schools taught methods of swimming in armor.
N7Zvb TIL Keanu Reeves was a successful ice hockey goalie which earned him the nickname “The Wall.” He dreamed of playing hockey for Canada but had to give it up because of an injury.