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TIL Britain and France almost formed a political union in the 1940s

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dDlW9 TIL: There is a condition called “Polished Anus Syndrome” or ‘Pruritis Ani’. Which is Latin for “itchy anus”, and this condition affects 5% of the population.
R5v66 TIL of the Association of German National Jews - a pro-Hitler Jewish organisation. Founded in 1921 as an anti-communist body it wholeheartedly supported Hitler arguing his anti-Semitic stance was only rhetoric. It was banned in 1935 and it's founder taken by the Gestapo.
VM6J0 TIL That Halo was supposed to be an exclusive for the Mac. (Even being revealed by Steve Jobs himself.) the game was also meant to be a third person shooter. But before that was finalized, Microsoft bought bungie rest is history.
MeYk8 TIL of the Jewish Golden Age which flourished under Muslim rule in Andalusia (Spain) in the 8th and 9th century where many Jewish Scientists, Philosophers, Poets and Travellers lived.
NXn11 TIL about the McAfrika, a limited edition McDonald’s hamburger sold in 2002 in their Norwegian locations which drew international criticism because its release occurred just as famine broke out in Southern Africa.