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TIL the Earl of Sandwich owns a chain of sandwich shops

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OoL14 TIL Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to travel outside the US on official business. He went to Panama to inspect the ongoing construction of the Panama Canal, arriving there on November 14, 1906.
xVgRb TIL when Italy declared war on Ethiopia in violation of the League of Nations' policies, only Adolf Hitler sent support to Ethiopia
lM8B TIL that in some parts of Poland, it’s uncommon to casually celebrate birthdays, and instead, “name days”, the day a patron saint a person has been named after is dedicated, is celebrated by coworkers, etc.
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