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TIL South Africa has three separate capitals for each of its governmental branches: Pretoria for the executive, Cape Town for the legislative, and Bloemfontein for the judicial.

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J18Ej TIL that the 3rd US President had his own highly edited version of the Bible (the Jefferson Bible)
loXwG TIL Japan’s capital, Tokyo (or Tokyo Metropolis), has 39 million residents and a $2 Trillion Economy, making it the world’s largest metropolitan Center both by population and by Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
VMJvZ TIL the Vietnam War is the only war in American history in which US war dogs were not allowed to officially return home after the war. Classified as expendable equipment, around 3500 dogs who were not killed in action were either euthanised or left behind.
PYg8E TIL that one of the creators, writers, and producers of such U.S. popular TV shows as "Frasier", "Wings", and "Cheers" died on Sept. 11, 2001, David Angell was returning from vacation on American Airlines Flight 11 when it crashed into the World Trade Center's north tower.
0dMJL TIL Colombia grows 80% of the roses sold in the US, along with many other kinds of flowers for export.The country is now the world’s second largest exporter of flowers, and the industry, which employs about 130,000 Colombians, is the leading source of jobs for women in Colombia.