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TIL the name "British Isles" is considered controversial today, with replacements including "these islands", "Britain and Ireland" and "Anglo-Celtic Isles"

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5Yrpn TIL that despite Christians making up around 1% of the Japanese population, there has been 8 Christian Prime Ministers of Japan
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8eG4L TIL as of 2023, only 18 people have earned the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards) grand slam with an additional 6 completing it with honorary or special awards.
NYge TIL in June 2012 Bloomberg’s international currency software briefly showed an entry called the ‘Post Euro Greek Drachma’. The currency had a brand new code (XGD) and was quickly removed from public view.
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