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TIL of the Tlatelo Massacre ahead of the '68 Olympics where Mexican Army Intelligence shot the Army General in charge of the troops providing security in a false flag operation blaming the students so the army opened fire on student protestors.

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gYL9 TIL ‘Goodbye’ is a contraction of the phrase 'God be with you’, originating in 1580.
b9AJQ TIL that in 2001, in an attempt to mitigate the HIV and AIDS pаndemic, King Mswati III of Eswatini (Africa's only absolute monarch) banned sexual relations for girls under 18 for a 5-year period. 2 months later, he chose a 17 year-old to become his 13th wife. He was fined a cow, which he duly paid
jNxmj Paradoxically, the more you save on a flash drive, the lighter it gets.
ERA7 TIL a store refused to decorate a 3 yr old child’s cake with “Happy Birthday Adolf Hitler!” The public attention from his father’s outrage at this refusal expedited his removal from the home. The father no longer has custody of any of his 9 children due to “instability” and lack of court compliance.
ayA9 TIL that German citizens, born before January 1st 1928, need a visa to visit Israel, which will be issued for free if one was not a Nazi party member or involved in crimes committed during that time