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TIL That NATO must treat any attack on an ally’s soil as if it were their own, unless it’s Hawaii.

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MeWvK TIL about the Bechdel Test, 3 questions finding bias against women in fictional media, involving at least 2 women, who talk to each other, and not about a man.
KpbG TIL of Suicide showers, also known as “widow makers,” are showers where the water is heated in the shower head rather than the traditional method of being fed from a centralized hot water tank.
e0BKn TIL that in apartheid South Africa, a bus driver was fired for refusing to pick up a Japanese man (considered white at the time), but was reinstated after he stated he couldn't tell the difference between a Japanese person (white) and a Chinese person (not white).
9wg1p TIL that in 2018, the entire Greek football league was suspended after the president of a team stormed the pitch during a match to confront a referee while carrying a gun
loaRr TIL at the Battle of Almansa in 1707 the french army was led by an englishman, while the opposing english army was led by a frenchman.