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TIL that Mississippi now beats California in teaching students to read, and by a lot

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ANxZd TIL The Battle Hymn of the Republic was used as a French Christmas carol called "Glory Alleluia"
9Yv5X TIL the UK invaded Iceland in 1940. Locals amassed at the harbour after sighting British ships. Uncomfortable, the British consul in Iceland asked the nearby policeman "Would you mind getting the crowd to stand back a bit, so that the soldiers can get off the destroyer?". "Certainly," came the reply
nxad TIL In Indian culture it is rude to say “Please” and “Thank You” to friends and family, the words are basically non existent. Instead it is expected to help one another out at any given moment.
OMxe TIL that New Zealand once tried to weaponize tsunamis (Project Seal)
neVLP TIL In 2018, the word 'embiggen' from The Simpsons was added to the Oxford English Dictionary. It has been used in research papers on String Theory.