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TIL that when Montenegro became independent from Yugoslavia, its internet domain name went from .yu to .me

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kJLv7 TIL the scent of Play-doh has been trademarked. Hasbro describes it as “sweet, slightly musky, vanilla fragrance, with slight overtones of cherry, combined with the smell of a salted, wheat-based dough.”
m6ay TIL Thomas Jefferson wrote the original draft of the Declaration of Independence over only a few hectic days while seated at his usual table in the Indian Queen Tavern in Philadelphia, drinking Madeira wine
9YXPD TIL: Most countries don’t actually rely on credit scores
wonB6 TIL the "Three Lions" on the England football shirt and Royal Banner of England originate in a French royal dynasty, the Plantagenets. Under this dynasty, the Magna Carta was enacted and the Hundred Year's War started, when Richard III declared himself heir to the throne of France.
mojP TIL that Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in ‘73 for his role in “peacefully resolving” the Vietnam War, despite the fact that Kissinger prolonged the war for five years. The decision to award Kissinger with the Prize caused two members of the Nobel committee to resign in protest.