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TIL that the highest academic grade in most Russian exams is 5. When a student submits their paper with no questions answered, they may get 2 out of 5 instead of a zero grade for at least showing up and trying to solve the exam questions

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YpRLx TIL that Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda are working towards merging into one country, the East African Federation, which would be the 10th largest country in the world.
5YyNk TIL astronomers have discovered more than 2,500 other stars with planets orbiting them in our galaxy.
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kOxjW TIL of Wenman Wykeham-Musgrave, who was thrown overboard when his ship was torpedoed and sunk in WW1. He was picked up by another ship, which was also torpedoed and sunk. He then swam to third ship, which was also torpedoed and sunk. He survived the war.
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