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TIL Pound town is a town in Wisconsin

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W7vRB TIL that, on April 6, 1994, the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi were both assassinated when their plane was shot down. In Burundi, it was seen as a tragic accident and their president was in the wrong place at the wrong time. In Rwanda, it set in motion the Rwandan Genocide.
R5d01 TIL David Frith, an English journalist, in 1983 commented that India should withdraw from the World Cup if they didn't improve. India won the WC and he literally ate his own words , with the help of some red wine.
b6XeE TIL the current and the first president of Barbados is a black woman (Sandra Mason) after Barbados ceased to be a constitutional monarchy and became a republic and the current prime minister of Barbados is also black woman (Mia Mottley)
6rjJ TIL That the Japanese school year is 240 days long, giving their students three more years of total instruction received compared to an American High School grad.
wdj7 TIL That dolphins and whales are best buds and play mates. A dolphin will get on top of the whale’s head, then the whale tilts upwards so the dolphin can slide down into the water.