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TIL Haiti is the first and only nation established as the result of a successful slave revolt.

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b6ny9 TIL MD 20/20 is short for Mogen David fortified wine. Mad Dog is only a nickname for the drink.
oW6o TIL that J.R.R. Tolkien and Hitler fought against each other in the Battle of Somme (WWI)
Y6kZ TIL That Beck wrote and composed all of the songs on his Grammy Award Winning Album of the Year ‘Morning Phase’ whilst also playing over 15 instruments and singling vocals.
neA1o TIL that a video of the moon landing ending in disaster and Nixon reading the "other speech" exists (as part of a project that illustrates the possibilities of deepfake technology)
a8YOA TIL of RAS syndrome, the act of appending a word to the end of an abbreviated term that already exists at the tail of it. e.g. ATM (automated teller machine) machine, PIN (personal identification number) number and amusingly, RAS (redundant acronym syndrome) syndrome