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TIL North Korean dictator Kim Jung Un lived in Switzerland from 1992 until 2000, where he attended a private school, and was described as "well-integrated".

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x6amb TIL of the Normandy Massacres, a series of killings committed against Canadian soldiers by Hitler Youth SS troops. Around 1-in-7 of Canadian deaths during the Battle of Normandy were executions.
4kDea TIL Longview Washington has bridges built to allow squirrels to safely cross streets in the city
d8JbE TIL Lady Jane Grey was the unofficial Queen of England for 9 days after Edward VI nominated her before his death since he didn’t want his Catholic sister, Mary I, to take the throne. She was beheaded by Mary I for treason
MeYNb TIL the tapeworm diet started with women in the Victorian Era. The style was to have pale skin, eyes that looked dilated, red cheeks and lips, and a tiny waist. In the age of corsets, they also ingested tapeworms to lose weight. Still practiced today, women take a pill that has a tapeworm egg inside
4kelb TIL for 2 years the US had a 100 year old man as president of the senate; being 3rd in line for the presidency