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D1YZJ TIL that the U.S. has a higher maternal mortality rate than Iran, Libya or Turkey...
VBpL0 TIL between 1948 and 1950, occupied germany had no national anthem and so in many official and sporting events it was used a satirical carnival song instead, many officials from other countries stood up thinking it was the anthem. Some allies briefly feared the song was a call for revanchism.
69o0m TIL Andre The Giant was named Andre Rene Rousimoff.
WQ6B TIL that there was an episode of Mr. Rogers where he learned to breakdance
KO0ww TIL In the Bible, Nimrod was a mighty hunter. But Bugs Bunny used it to refer to Elmer Fudd sarcastically, and generations of kids thought it was a synonym for idiot or moron.