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TIL Irish people call black people "daoine gorm" (blue people) rather than "daoine dubh" (literally black people) because "fear dubh" (black man) means "the devil".

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7rdXb TIL that France has the 3rd largest Nuclear weapons arsenal on Earth behind Russia and the United States.
0d7v1 TIL in addition to the legendary last stand of Leonidas and his 300 Spartans, many significant battles were fought at Thermopalyae. The most recent being a clash between ANZAC Forces & Germany during WW2. Today, the hallowed field is a quick stop off a major highway in Greece.
R7Dea TIL my hometown of Sandusky, Ohio, has made Election Day a holiday, swappint out Columbus Day. (via NPR)
8ardP TIL that in preparing for D-Day, the Allies fooled Germany into thinking that they would attack Pas de Calais instead of Normandy by creating a phantom army complete with fake landing crafts made from painted canvas and inflatable tanks which they moved over night