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TIL that Thursday actually means Thor's Day, named after the Norse God of Thunder.

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OodRR TIL the first country to recognize Greek independence was not any of the western powers, but Haiti, who alledgedly sent 25ton of Coffee beans to finance their rebellion
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DnKV TIL that in 2011, in response to a bill prohibiting Tennessee school teachers from alluding to homosexuality, George Takei offered his last name in lieu of the word “gay”, e.g. “Takei Marriage”, “Takei Pride Parade”, and even “That’s so Takei”
ADZQx TIL German law prevents the use of surnames as first names and requires all first names to clearly indicate gender
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