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TIL the name for Italy in the Vietnamese language is just one letter: Ý

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oeno TIL that Hervé Villechaize, best known as the diminutive Nick Nack in ‘The Man With The Golden Gun’, helped deal with child abuse in the 70s and 80s, going to crime scenes to help comfort victims. He would often confront and chastise spousal and child abusers in person, despite standing only 3'11".
epdB4 TIL Gary Sinise, A.K.A. "Lieutenant Dan" from Forrest Gump has visited 174 military bases and 21 military hospitals around the world since 2003
BreaW TIL Washington state will be the first state to allow human composting as a form of burial on May 1, 2020.
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KoK9 TIL the “Do not remove under penalty of law” tags on mattresses were added as a way to regulate the manufacturing when people started stuffing them with corn husks and other waste products