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TIL 2/3 of all 195 current UN recognized countries on earth were created or gained sovereignty after WWII (1945 or later)

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9wDrM TIL jet lag was first mentioned by Wiley Post writing about his 1931 world record flight around the earth in eight days.
a0lo TIL Deep Roy is the only actor to hold the “science fiction trifecta,” having appeared in Star Wars, Star Trek and Doctor Who. He’s also been in X-Files, NeverEnding Story, and Transformers.
JM7k TIL that upon seeing the film Blow for the first time the real George Jung said Johnny Depp portrayed him so well it was almost frightening
wLR4M TIL that Thomas Edison proposed to his future wife in morse code, she accepted in the same way.
MMdW TIL that a breed of rabbit can grow to be the size of large dogs