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TIL That Russia had a genocide with far more people in WWII, but because they joined the allies last minute, no one, including men still alive today, was held accountable for these actions.

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xVkXw TIL that "Caitlin" is an Irish name historically pronounced "Kathleen" or thereabouts (in the same way that "Sean" is "Shawn"). In non-Irish countries, it has been pronounced "Kate-Lynn" or similar since the 1970's.
OoLrX TIL of Betty Robinson, who won Olympic gold in the 1936 Olympics, after having survived a plane crash, wrongly declared dead, and a 6 month coma.
GYpxG TIL that Hiram Revels, the first-ever black US senator, occupied the Senate seat whose previous occupant was Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America.
oPXR TIL literacy in North Korea is defined by the ability to write “Kim Il-Sung”
0wLRN TIL WB thought Inception would be a box-office flop, but financed it anyway as they believed it would do well in award shows. Inception went on to be a box-office hit and was infamously snubbed from winning any major categories in the Oscars.