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TIL that Laos is the most heavily bombed country, per capita, in the world (and the United States is primarily responsible).

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ovdo TIL the British Armed Forces still have 21500 troops stationed in Germany - due to the establishment of the British Army of the Rhine after WWII. Only in 2020 will these troops be withdrawn.
7W1x TIL that Subway now has more restaurants worldwide than McDonalds.
rRgG0 TIL King Richard Lionheart had more than two thousand Muslim prisoners of war from the captured city of Acre beheaded in front of the Ayyubid armies of sultan Saladin on 20 August 1191.
VMR0Q TIL that slugs were used during World War 1 as a method to detect mustard gas well before humans could. The slugs would visibly indicate their discomfort giving soldiers in the trenches time to put on their gas masks.
Z8mnv TIL the state of New York requires the seller of a house to disclose if they believe their house is haunted.