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TIL that the government of the Czech Republic has renamed the country “Czechia”

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gMwj7 TIL that there is a link between pandemics and psychosis in the population
LGkP TIL George S. Patton held a speech, so popular that it became known as “The Speech” where he justified his “chicken-shit drilling” by claiming “A man must be alert at all times. If not some German son-of-a-bitch will sneak up behind him and beat him to death with a sock full of shit.”
NjlQ TIL during the riots in Ukraine, St. Michaels Cathedral rang all of their bells at once to alert the sleeping city to the violence. The last time all the church bells had been rung at the same time was in 1240, when the Mongols were attacking
GQk4 TIL During a Government Shutdown in 1995, 5 Mountain Bikers Rode Their Bikes to the Bottom of the Grand Canyon.
XZVX TIL Lightning is essential for life on Earth because it creates Nitrates that fertilize plants.