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TIL that there was an official national anthem of Qing China
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d8alK
TIL that reparations were given to some 40,000 former African American slaves who were settled on 400,000 acres (1,600 km²). HOWEVER, President Andrew Johnson returned the land to the previous owners when Lincoln was assassinated and Johnson became president.
E19yP
TIL of Joseph Beyrle, the only man who served in both the US and Soviet armies during the second world war. He took part in the D-Day landings, was captured, escaped and joined a Soviet tank battalion soon after.
RkW9
TIL daschunds look like they do because they were bred to hunt badgers and other animals that live in burrows
YpWNA
TIL that PG-13 system was created by the MPAA due to complaints regarding the violent nature of some scenes from two Spielberg films - Gremlins, and more prominently Indiana Jones: Temple of Doom. This was based on Spielberg's own suggestion to Jack Valenti, who created the original MPAA ratings.
rREK1
TIL that in 2015, the US Air Force bombed a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan for over an hour, and offered $6,000 in condolences to each of the families of the 42 dead.