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TIL Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia is the coldest national capital in the world, with a January average of -21.6C (-6.5F).

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QJwPp TIL of Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar, who expelled European powers, outlawed Christianity, repelled an invasion by the French & British, reinstated slavery and whose harsh rule led to the death of millions.
a8JYJ TIL sⅼavery continued to exist in Nigeria until the 1940s
yQ0yv TIL of the rank of six-star general, which in USA has awarded only to two living people, and posthumously in 1976 to George Washington.
awQ1Z TIL that POWs in Colditz, Germany, made a gentleman's agreement with prison guards that they would not use borrowed tools to make their escape.
9wlLX TIL that the official motto of Fall River, Massachusetts was ‘We’ll Try’ from 1843-2017.