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TIL That Chris Brown is Banned From Entering the UK Because of His Assault Involving Rihanna

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awPbM TIL that Finland's air force still uses swastika symbol as unit emblems, unit flags and decorations even on uniforms.
Lkrkd TIL about Mobutu Sese Seko, the military dictator of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) from 1965 to 1997. Mobutu was supported by the U.S government as an anti-Communist force in Africa, while his regime is regarded as one of the worst in terms of human rights violations
myMY TIL About 10 Blockbuster stores remain open, mostly in Alaska thanks to freezing weather and expensive, slow Wi-Fi.
ZpYro TIL of Operation Frankton wherein British Commandos attempted to kayak into German occupied ports during WWII and place limpet mines on ships
6Eg8Z TIL Richard Nixon had the Secret Service uniform redesigned to closely resemble that of European palace guards. The "toy soldier" uniforms were universally ridiculed and only used for a few months before being mothballed; after a decade in storage they were sold to an Iowa high school marching band