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TIL of the Diamond Sutra, the World’s oldest dated printed book

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ekEn TIL that Joseph Stalin, though depicted “as physically massive and majestic,” was actually only “5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m)”. He was shorter than Napoleon and President Truman referred to him as “a little squirt” after first meeting the dictator.
RrDl TIL that French Bulldogs cannot reproduce on their own. They have to be artificially inseminated AND deliver only by C-section.
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JWkB TIL in 1936, 30 Toronto men were arrested for removing the tops from their bathing suits and showing their nipples
R54Ma TIL A Japanese soldier did not know WWII was over and continued to hide from the enemy for 30 years.