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TIL that UK postal codes are so specific, some codes can translate to individual houses

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WkJwX TIL after Algeria won independence, it committed systematic genocide against Muslims supporting the French. 30,000 to 150,000 were murdered by lynch mobs. The French army disobeyed orders not to intervene and rescued some 90,000 Muslims to France. Algeria refuses to let them return to this day.
jbN TIL the song that opens for Blades of Glory is the song that Will Ferrell and John C. Riley perform at the end of Step Brothers.
WkK68 TIL Amtrak always attempts to stick to schedule, even during a time change. If the time goes backward, the train will sit at a station for an hour so it's not early. If the time goes forward, it will run an hour behind schedule and attempt to catch up.
oAa7 TIL that every quarter, the IRS publishes a list of people who willfully revoke their citizenship. And the list is sharply growing
0d4yy TIL Harry Belafonte negotiated a pay-or-play contract in 1959. When network executives said "we can have black folks on TV, we can have white folks on TV. We can't have them together. You have to choose." Belafonte answered "No, but you still have to pay me."