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TIL “Town Destroyer” was a nickname given to George Washington by Iroquois Native Americans in 1753.

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AD4Kw TIL about Room 39, a secret organization tasked with earning foreign money for the North Korean government. They are estimated to earn up to $1 Billion annually, allegedly being involved in drug trade, counterfeiting money, insurance fraud and workers exploitation. They also run a restaurant chain.
LQj80 TIL playing bagpipes can kill you
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nW0bb TIL after WW2, Prince Kan’in Haruhito lost his title, was purged from public life, was forced to sell his house, pursued failed businesses, lost his family fortune and divorced his wife who later blamed their lack of children on his homosexuality in newspaper interviews.