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TIL second breakfast is a traditional meal in Poland and Bavaria. Special dishes exist exclusively for this breakfast.

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N8xM TIL That there are no living descendants of Abraham Lincoln, his Great-Grandson having died in 1985 with no children.
e6Zn TIL that there is a small district of Vilnius, Lithuania that has declared itself an independent republic. It has its own flag, currency, president, cabinet, and an army of 11 men.
VMwr0 TIL of "Steel Manning," the opposite of a straw man. It's a technique where you attempt to explain your opponent's position as sincerely and honestly as possible. The idea is that by building trust, your opponent will be more willing to listen to your side of the argument.
yQwDl TIL about the Xoloitzcuintli (pronounced "show-low-eats-QUEENT-lee"), a 3,000-year-old dog breed native to Mexico. Ancient Aztecs named the breed for their dog-headed god Xolotl, and mentions of these “strange hairless dogs” appear in the journals of Columbus and other European explorers.
LkwGV TIL that Singapore and Malaysia have the busiest international land border checkpoint in the world and also the busiest international air route by flights flown