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TIL that Russia and Japan have not officially ended World War II.

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Yoy7 TIL Salvador Dali would avoid paying his tabs by drawing on the checks he wrote, making the checks a valuable piece of art.
EKKw TIL that Japan planned to deploy biological weapons against the city of San Diego, California, codenamed “Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night”, which was set for action on September 22, 1945, but not realized due to Japan’s surrender on August 15, 1945.
yQm9v TIL that in Turkmenistan, colors themselves are considered state enemies. Only white cars are allowed in the capital. Cars that are not white are forbidden from the streets of Ashgabat, the non-white vehicles taken from the owners as hostages and forcibly painted white no matter what.
ByW TIL actor Vin Diesel has been a devoted Dungeons & Dragons player for over 20 years.
Bxpb TIL: Australia committed genocide against the Aboriginal, native people from 1910-1970 in an effort to create a “white Australia.”