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69Ebm TIL mutilation practices (e.g. cutting of hands etc.) did not just occur in the Congo Free State under Leopold II but also in British Sierra Leone, German Kamerun and French Equatorial Africa
nW8GP TIL that Billy Zane's wife and sister are both named Lisa.
D1Drg TIL The Beijing 2008 Olympic torch made a peaceful procession through North Korea. Thousands of cheering people lined the 12-mile route through the capital, Pyongyang, waving pink paper flowers and small flags with the Beijing Olympics logo and chanting: "Welcome, welcome"
lo6rV TIL The Ancient Greeks had 6 different distinct words for love. Eros, sexual passion or desire. Philia, deep friendship. Ludus, playful love. Agape, selfless love. Pragma, a long standing love. Philautia, love of the self.
ye9J TIL A ‘Republic’ places sovereignty in each individual person, whereas a 'Democracy’ is essentially a dictatorship of the Majority.