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TIL that the Zuni Indians of New Mexico spoke a language which is remarkably similar to Japanese.

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Z8rgB TIL that, during the Yalta Conference, Winston Churchill was so impressed with the brandy produced by the Yerevan Brandy Company that he asked Joseph Stalin to send him several cases annually
x6A90 TIL only two countries have money that are non-decimal currencies: Mauritania, where 1 ouguiya = 5 khoums, and Madagascar, where 1 ariary = 5 iraimbilanja. There was an attempt to undecimalise units of time during the french revolution but it failed.
vPmo7 TIL after Han official He Jin was assassinated by eunuchs, angry troops led by Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu set the palace on fire, slaughtering any males without facial hair. It was so extreme that young men were forced to flash themselves to avoid being mistaken for eunuchs and killed.
d8kQK TIL that in the US, Americans would raise their right hand in an upward direction (similar to a Nazi salute) when they recited the pledge of allegiance. It was repealed by Congress in 1942 (for obvious reasons) to have the right hand over the heart as we know it today.
neR9 TIL that Jim Varney’s (of Earnest Goes somewhere fame) last words to his partner were “Please leave the window open”. He died of lung cancer but did quit after being diagnosed. He also filmed an anti-smoking PSA, in his Earnest character.