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TIL "The Royal Order of Whale Bangers" was a WWII medal presented by patrol squadron (VP-53) to any of its bombardiers who sank a whale instead of a U-Boat.

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jXpn TIL that Vietnam is actually one of the most pro-US countries in the world
PY4bJ TIL the name Oyakodon (親子丼), a Japanese dish consists of chicken, egg, sliced scallion, is literally "parent-and-child donburi" when translated to English
rk14 TIL “Withholding sex and affection” is considered “Sexual Violence” according to the University of Michigan
G0n5 TIL bunnies (foetuses and newborn) were declared fish by the Pope so monks, who had no access to fish in monasteries, had something to eat during Lent.
woElJ TIL that in order to settle their long standing border dispute Benin and Burkina Faso declared in 2008 that the ~68 km2 area of Koalou/Kourou would belong to neither country. Making it one of the worlds few unclaimed territories.