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TIL The of Admiral Yi Sun Shin who managed to destroy 333 enemy ships with only 13 of his own and 5 casualties

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E1o07 TIL there is no meaning behind Bosnia's national flag. Due to the war in the 90's, every attempt to unite the country under one flag was rejected by all ethnic groups. The UN created a flag that could not be linked to Bosnia's past in any way.
8k44 TIL that, when petting a bird, one should pet only the head. For some birds, petting the chest is a form of sexual stimulation and can lead to a frustrated animal.
W7eEL TIL the London Jamme Masjid, a mosque in London's East End, was formerly a synagogue that was itself formerly a church in the past- consecrated as the Spitalfields Great Synagogue in 1891 and a Methodist chapel in 1819, showcasing the succession of urban migrants in the area.
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