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TIL the official spelling of the country Turkey was changed to Türkiye for the UN and the US

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9Y7lD TIL when Australian javelin thrower Reg Spiers could not afford (financially) to purchase a flight back to Australia from London, he "mailed/posted" himself back to Australia in a wooden box...a journey that took 63 hours and passed through India and Singapore. This happened in 1964.
QDee TIL a German soldier during WW2 called Werner Goldberg was branded “The Ideal German Soldier” because of his physical appearance. Ironically he was half Jewish.
Oo0RY TIL that the Allied forces were able to estimate the monthly production rate of German tanks using probability theory during World War 2.
wooYo TIL of the Goa Inquisition in Portuguese India which enforced Catholic Orthodoxy from 1561 to 1812. Primary targets were Hindus who were forced to convert under imprisonment and starvation. All records were destroyed by the Portuguese in 1812 and exact number of casualties still remain unknown today
kOQrB TIL Sheriff Andy of Mayberry actually fired his gun once in line of duty, shooting a robber in the leg he caught trying to rob a gas station. Walking with a limp, Luke Comstock returned to set things straight with the sheriff in "High Noon at Mayberry"