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TIL that Italian Americans were not always considered white in America

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YyoA TIL the Japanese anthem is so controversial for some people that a Vice Principal once killed himself instead of honoring the flag and anthem like he was required to by the Board of Education
8elvV TIL God Save the King is one of New Zealand's two national anthems, alongside God Defend New Zealand. In contrast, apart from the UK, other Commonwealth realms solely regard it as a royal anthem. New Zealand is thus one of two countries with two national anthems, the other is Denmark.
9wAMG TIL, the cause of Hypertension in 90-95% of people remains unknown while only 5-10% people develop Hypertension resulting from an underlying condition like Primary Aldosteronism, Pheochromocytoma, Cushing's Syndrome, etc.
wYME TIL German Chocolate Cake is named for its creator, Sam German, and in fact has nothing to do with Germany.
5YKWR TIL that between 1958 and 1967 Charles Lindbergh (born 1902) secretly fathered seven children with three women in Germany. He would visit the children once or twice a year but used the alias Careu Kent and they did not learn his true identity until a decade after his death.