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TIL Sweden supported the Viet Cong during the Vietnam war

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kOmVd TIL that the home of Lord North, popularly known as the British prime minister who “lost America,” is today owned by an American university and houses American exchange students.
5nw8 TIL that a group of Nuns is called a Superfluity, Cobblers a Drunkenship, and (wild) Cats a Destruction. Here is a huge list of Collective Nouns.
V5x0 TIL 3 big game hunters, inspired in part by Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game,” invented Paintball, “a game where they would stalk and hunt each other— to recreate the same adrenaline rush from hunting animals”
rDG0 TIL Earlier versions of the ‘Black Plague’ paved ways for Islamic conquests during the 600-700 CE.
rRwLw TIL about Integrity Idol, a competition held in a few developing countries to find the most honest government officials. It aims to highlight honest officials and inspire a new generation to be more effective public servants.