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TIL that a higher % of people in Jamaica speak English, than in the USA.

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wLKX1 TIL that in 1944 Dutch Resistance members dressed as German SD (intelligence agents) went into Leeuwarden prison, and walked out with 39 prisoners, and all vanished into the city. No shots were fired, and the Germans never caught anyone.
YpmBA TIL that there are more fried chicken restaurants just in South Korea (50,000 as of 2018) than there are McDonald's worldwide (37,855 as of 2018).
5YZP9 TIL the first car to break the 100km/h (60mph) barrier was an electric vehicle in 1899
168JV TIL a 6-year-old boy's family reportedly staged his kidnapping in order to scare him because he was "too nice" to strangers. His aunt's co-worker lured to him to his truck, told him he'd never "see his mommy again" & showed him a gun. After 4 hours, his family then lectured him about stranger danger
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