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TIL that the Africans in Bolivia, descended of slaves, have a king officially recognized by Bolivia

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BrBWW TIL that Ashton Kutcher and Scarlett Johansson both have twins.
oRAX7 Today I learned that the green and yellow on the Brazilian flag correspond to a tribute to the royal houses of Portugal and Austria respectively. These colors appeared on the Brazilian Empire flag and remain on the current Brazilian flag.
aw0VN TIL the USSR changed to a six day week to force Christians to work on Sunday and made Christmas a national day of work
gMXeD TIL a Wisconsin man has eaten over 30,000 Big Mac hamburgers over 46 years, averaging 2 per day. He has only missed eight days in those 46 years, including when his mother died as she requested he forgo the burger in her memory.
R0Z7 TIL that the United States is one of only three countries (along with Somalia and South Sudan) that have not ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.