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TIL that curling originated in Scotland

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oR9dE TIL Jackie Kennedy studied French Indochina and become passionate about it .Her fluency in French and knowledge of French History was particularly valuable, as she was able to translate French books, documents, and treaties related to Indochina, which helped JFK in his understanding of the region.
OMee TIL: Americans can fly to the moon faster than to New Zealand
j6pYQ TIL a 2013 study found that Vietnamese mothers potty train their children by using a whistling sound at certain times to remind them to eliminate & frequently checking for signs of need. With this process, all children used the potty by 9 months old and at 24 months old, the training was complete.
neQmo TIL That in 1978, a group of 18 farmers from Xiaogang Village in Anhui Province, China, secretly agreed to abandon collectivism and adopt private property rights by subdividing their collective farm. The change resulted in a harvest larger than the previous five years combined.
6ZOl TIL of William Buckland, Dean of Westminster. Who upon being shown a preserved piece of Louis XIV’s heart exclaimed, ‘I have eaten many strange things, but have never eaten the heart of a king before’ and proceeded to eat the piece.