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TIL in 1777 Morocco was the first nation to recognize the independence of the United States of America

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PVJe TIL Shortly before his death Stanley Kubrick had all the outtakes and deleted scenes from his films destroyed. Burning “thousands of cans” of film so that no one could re-edit his movies.
1a5aO TIL a koi fish named Hanako lived to be over 200 years old.
N7AOe TIL that the current 50-star American flag was designed by a kid in high school.
nWk0b TIL about anti-apartheid activist Ruth First. A Jewish South African communist who was assassinated in 1982 by a parcel bomb built by South African police while exiled in Mozambique. She crossed paths with Nelson Mandela after he involvement in the founding of the Federation of Progressive Students
Z8eR4 Today I learned that Located in the US state of Washington, a room in Microsoft's headquarters is the world's quietest place.