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

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Br8XK TIL If sound could travel through empty space, we'd be able to hear the sun at 125 decibels from Earth's surface. In comparison, 120 decibels is a train horn about one meter away from you.
8exbV TIL the Welsh celebrate Beaujolais Day, a toast to the first wine of the season made from the first harvest of grapes in the Beaujolais region of France.
D1pmj TIL that Theodore Roosevelt Jr., the son of the famous president, was the only General to land in the first wave of the D-Day landings, despite having a heart condition that forced him to walk with a cane. He succumbed to a heart attack a month later, and was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor.
vaxD TIL beekeepers in France discovered blue and green honey, the result of bees foraging in the waste created in the production of M&Ms.
gRbA TIL of the town of Geel, Belgium which practices de-institutionalized mental health care. Doctors place patients with host families to live. The tradition of caring for the mentally ill dates back hundreds of years.