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TIL King Amanullah Khan of Afghanistan (1919-1929) once gave a public speech in which he said “Islam did not require women to cover their bodies or wear any special kind of veil”. At the conclusion of the speech, Queen Soraya tore off her veil (hejab) in public.

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8ampZ TIL Moscow, Russia has more billionaires ("миллиардер" in Russian) per capita than anywhere else in the world. 79 billionaires to be exact.
gMQEA TIL that numerous countries have very different names in their native languages: China is Zhōngguó, Egypt is Misr, South Korea is Hanguk, North Korea is Chosŏn, Hungary is Magyarország, Armenia is Hayastán, Albania is Shqipëria, Georgia is Sak'art'velo, Bhutan is Druk Yul, and many more
6Ewbl TIL that in 2019 there was a sixth Terminator movie (after Terminator: Genysis) which so few people saw that that it was even less successful than Terminator: Genysis. The film grossed only 13% of what was needed to break even and was considered a box office bomb due to lukewarm critical reception.
pY98 TIL there’s one special ops unit in the world, that never lost a man in action
lyXN TIL that Nebraska is a triply landlocked state: it touches no ocean, the states it borders touch no ocean, and the states they border touch no ocean.