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TIL Japan and Montenegro were at war for 102 years

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W7XKY TIL Formula 1 race car driver Alex Zanardi cheated death 3 times. In 2001 he was in a horrific crash and lost both legs. In 2020 he had a massive head injury and was in a medically induced coma. Finally, he had severe smoke inhalation from a house fire in 2022.
D1yLP TIL that Chinese lucky bamboo isn’t Chinese (from central Africa), and isn’t bamboo (it’s related to asparagus)
DQEAj TIL that Atropine (the drug used to dilate eyes) is made from the "Belladonna plant". The name "bella donna" is derived from Italian and means "beautiful woman", because the herb was used hundreds of years ago by women to dilate their pupils to make them appear seductive.
KYyN6 TIL: In the United States, children were considered the parents property until the 1960s. Even in 1956, attempts to pass U.S. Federal legislation to ban baby-selling failed.
GBWj TIL it’s possible to become the president of the United States with only 22% of the popular vote