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TIL confederate soldiers of the American Civil War are not considered Veterans and are still officially traitors to the US.

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x6ro5 TIL Ancient Greeks did not consider "1" to be a number, and the idea of doing so would be controversial for centuries afterwards.
9wQXB TIL There Is No Such Thing as a “Michelin-Starred Chef” Because Michelin Only Awards Stars to Restaurants and Not to Individual Chefs
OGMgY TIL about Naura's Civil war, which was started by a wedding guest firing a pistol over a heated debate on dining etiquette
WkyYY TIL 60% of Jamaicans would prefer to become a British territory again