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TIL "The White March" was the largest demonstration in Belgian history, with an estimated 300,000 people participating. It became a powerful symbol of public grief, anger, and a desire for change

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yVlXl TIL that all polar bears in Iceland are shot on sight. They are not native to the island, and dangerous because they are hungry after floating over on ice from Greenland. It is too difficult and expensive to return them home.
kJaad TIL about Project Azorian: The C.I.A.'s secret submarine retrieval mission. After a Russian submarine crashed a millionaire helped them secretly build a ship with a giant claw game on the bottom of it, complete with over three miles of pipe to lower the claw.
wogpM TIL that the Danube River flows through more countries than any other river on Earth, 10 in total. It begins in the mountains of Germany and winds its way through much of Eastern Europe before emptying into the Black Sea in Ukraine.
OGDOL TIL Mr. T chose his professional name to stop people from disrespecting him and his family members who had served in Vietnam by calling them "boy." He wanted everyone to address him as "Mister" to show proper respect.
xr05 TIL that the author of “The Martian” was also a computer programmer for Warcraft 2