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TIL the government of Japan has apologized for WWII over 50 times since the end of the war.

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DQARj TIL about the Darién Gap, the Panama/Colombia border where no paved roads are built. This gap of densely packed marshland bisects the Pan-American Highway, cutting South and North American off from having a contiguous highway route across the two continents.
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Brymr TIL that Elizabeth I spent her reigning summers travelling with an entire royal entourage of 400-600 horse drawn carts. They travelled slowly, an average of 10-12 miles a day. Her visits to houses incurred significant expenses for the host, thus they weren’t always happy to have her stay.
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