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TIL 1989 Australian Prime Minister, Bob Hawke gave a speech allowing Chinese People to come to Australia following the Tiananmen Square Massacre, without telling the Australian government.

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YppRZ TIL of the USS Higbee, the first combat ship named after a woman who served in the Navy.
VMVe0 TIL about General Butt Naked, a Liberian guerrilla leader who practiced devil worship, child sacrifice, cannibalism, and wore only shoes when fighting. He led a group of child soldiers called the "Butt Naked Brigade," who fought naked or in women's clothing.
W77Yo TIL there was a cult devoted to Gadget from Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers
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