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TIL that September 11 is the National Day of Catalonia, commemorating the fall of Barcelona and the last stand of Catalans at the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714.

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AvPl TIL A Kiwi-woman got arrested in Kazakhstan, because they didnt believe New Zealand is a country.
ORw4 TIL that NASA tried covering up for 2 years that the crew of the Challenger survived the explosion and died from the impact of hitting the ocean, rather than dying instantly.
YNgG TIL In 1994, part of the USSR released a parody series of stamps celebrating Marxism and Leninism - that is, Groucho Marxism and John Lennonism.
DWnp TIL men pay 97% of alimony, make up 94% of work suicides, make up 93% of workplace fatalities, 79% of all suicides, 78% of all homicide, are over twice as victimized by strangers than women, 82% of the prison population is male and men are 165% more likely to be convicted than women.
J9nj TIL A thin layer of ice crystals, at right conditions, collectively act as a single giant mirror in the sky and reflects the light from the earth below