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TIL the term “third world” was originally a label worn as a sense of pride for countries that didn't fall into either the pro-capitalism or pro-communism camp.

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OGMng TIL Sir Timothy Richard Shadbolt, former Mayor of Invercargill, famously celebrated a parade by driving his his concrete mixer - named "Karl Marx" - behind the mayoral Daimler in the 1983 Henderson Christmas parade
OWxX TIL the Vatican had music which was forbidden to be copied and was only played twice per year. The piece was kept secret for almost 150 years until a 14 year old Mozart listened to it and transcribed it from memory.
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DLAg TIL that when we forget why we went into another room, it is because of doorways.
7r4jP TIL Hawaii was not a U.S. state when Pearl Harbor was attacked. It was 18 years after Pearl Harbor that Hawaii officially became the 50th U.S. state on August 21st, 1959.