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TIL Antarctica was originally called Australia, and Australia’s original name is New Holland

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MeRRb TIL In 1937, the Nazis put two art shows on in Munich; one was for “degenerate” (mainly abstract) art primarily made by “Jews/Bolsheviks”, while the other one was on “Great” German art, like classics. The former received more than a million visitors, 3 times the number that visited the latter.
Eg8LW TIL that Indian actor Bonda Mani did not receive Indian citizenship and forever remained as a refugee in India until his death
Lky1v TIL Hitler's personal nurse revealed in 2005 that the death of Blondi the German Shepherd affected people in the bunker more than Eva Braun's suicide
M71b0 TIL that the phrase "Does exactly what it says on the tin" came from a UK advert in 1995
yVr6J TIL that the Michelin Man is white because tires were typically white, beige, or grey when the mascot was created in 1894. In 1912 tire manufacturers started adding carbon to their tires which gave them a black colour that is known today.