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TIL During a campaign to remove statues of Vladimir Lenin, Ukraine changed “Lenin Street” to “John Lennon Street”.

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a8Yxo TIL Malabar giant squirrels can measure up to three feet or almost one metre from head to tail
5bQ9 TIL of 211, a 24/7 hotline run by the United Way that connects people in need with assistance programs that may help them.
NXQDJ TIL many of Alfred Hitchcock's "Hitchcock blondes"- including Eva Marie Saint (North by Northwest), Kim Novak (Vertigo), Vera Miles (Psycho), and Tippi Hedren (The Birds)- are all alive today and in their 90s.
kJoB7 TIL of Emory Andrew Tate Jr, a black American chess Master, once described as “a trailblazer for African-American chess”. He is also the father of Andrew Tate.
M7Lem TIL of the no-panties cafe in 1980s Japan. It's just like every cafe but the waitresses do not wear panties and wear short skirts.