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TIL Morocco was the first country to recognize America as a legitimate nation.

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lonVV TIL Travelers with a Buddha tattoo will be immediately deported if seen in Sri Lanka.
N7VP6 TIL that two brothers from a set of triplets fooled a Russian prison when one brother swapped places with the other to give him a brief taste of freedom. Rather than returning, the freed brother ran off with his brother's girlfriend. It took years for the authorities to realize they had been duped.
9wgp6 TIL about the Soviet 'Dead Hand' system — an automated doomsday mechanism designed to launch nuclear retaliation strikes without human intervention after detecting incoming missiles
v1w9K TIL Happy hour is illegal in Ireland
P1b8G TIL that after scoring the winning goal in the 1993 League Cup final, Arsenal player Steve Morrow fell off the shoulders of teammate Tony Adams. The fall broke Morrow’s arm and he missed the rest of the season