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TIL of the Order of Victory, the highest award in WWII for the Soviet Union. It has 19 recipients, with five non-Soviets awarded: Dwight D. Eisenhower (USA), Bernard Montgomery (UK), Michael I (Romania), Michał Rola-Żymierskim (Poland) and Josip Broz Tito (Yugoslavia)

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QPV9 TIL the term “Carjacking” originated in Detroit, MI
bk9 TIL a Greek newspaper was accidentally printed inside-out in its first issue, and they continued the tradition for over 100 years
Me6R7 TIL the Kuomintang army fought the People's Republic of China from neighboring Burma into the 1960s
b95r9 TIL The actors in 'Scott Pilgrim vs. The World' were taught to play and are actually the musicians featured in the soundtrack for their band.
Ao4g TIL that the song “Mah Na Mah Na”, which was popularized in part by the Muppets, originally debuted in an Italian pseudo-documentary about sexual activity in Sweden and was titled “Hooray for the Swedish Sauna”.