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TIL Belgium's "Chocolate Hands" refers to their role in the colonization of the Congo. This included flying Congolese people to Brussels to live in a "human zoo" where spectators would throw bananas at them. They quietly ended this practice in 1958.

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OGgnX TIL in 2013 two Iranian F-4 Phantoms attempted to intercept a drone escorted by two F-22 Raptors. Due to having a bumblebee-sized radar cross-section, an F-22 was able to fly underneath an F-4 to see its weapons without it noticing then flew next to the F-4 and radioed "you really ought to go home."
b60y4 Til the AD 17 Lydia earthquake caused the destruction of at least twelve cities in the region of Asia Minor (Turkey). Roman Emperor Tiberius agreed to waive all taxes due from the cities hit by the earthquake and sent aid to help restore them.
xVZNB TIL two generations of the car sold in most non-Japanese markets as Suzuki Alto weren't the actual Japanese Suzuki Alto, but instead rebadged versions of Indian Maruti cars.
DXRJ TIL that married women drink more than their unmarried counterparts, whereas the opposite is true for men, according to a 2012 study.
9wOaD TIL about Esperanto, a constructed international auxiliary language created in the late 19th century, designed to foster peace and international understanding by being easy to learn and culturally neutral.