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TIL Winston Churchill got Iran to change its name to Persia, to avoid confusion with Iraq during WW2

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XOlQ TIL that while wearing a tuxedo, it is improper to wear a watch.
x6bnb TIL Astronauts of the first Apollo crew, Apollo 7, had to wait until 2008 to be honored with the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. All other Apollo astronauts received the award almost four decades earlier. Apollo 7 was deemed to be a "101% success"
W71dX TIL port was originally called larboard and was changed because it sounded like starboard in 1844. Therefore, any reference to port on a boat before this time (e.g. golden age of piracy) is anachronistic.
QJ0np TIL 5 puppies died during the filming of Snow Buddies due to virus in the cold weather of British Columbia
9wnRQ TIL About Jakob Fugger the rich. At his peak his wealth was worth over 400billion in todays money and about 2% of Europe's GDP at the time. Making him richer than Musk or Rockefeller.