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TIL in 1930, Leader of Greece E. K. Venizelos proposed Kemal Ataturk as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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MdK7 TIL that Samsung is so big that they account for 15% of South Korea’s entire economy
e0YEg TIL Harry Truman dreamed of attending West Point and becoming a career Army officer, but although he passed the written test, he failed the eye exam and was denied entry. Undeterred from the desire to serve, in 1905 he memorized the eye chart and joined the National Guard.
nWogr TIL In 2021, a US drone strike mistakenly targeted a man delivering water for a California-based nonprofit
ykYa TIL Beyonce cleared the whole floor of a hospital for the birth of her child causing other present expectant parents to be seperated from there new born children
aDZJ TIL that the first synthetic dye (Mauve) was discovered by an 18 year old chemist who was trying to synthesize treatments for Malaria.