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TIL There is a Virtual Museum of Soviet Repression in Belarus. It covers a part of Belarusian history which is mainly excluded from current Belarusian official historiography by presenting recordings of inhabitants who report on their personal experiences with Repression during the Soviet time

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b77N TIL that people subconsciously use the words “um” and “ah” when hesitating because they are neutral vowel sounds that maintain the flow of conversation by indicating to the listener that the speaker is continuing a thought and will continue to speak.
5YR7n TIL Russia built a city in China as the terminus for the Trans-Siberian railway. Its Chinese name, Dalian, comes from the Russian word for "far away".
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D19le Today I learned Billy Corgan from The Smashing Pumpkins is a sports guy. Never would have thought that. He talks the talk, so...