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TIL the national anthem of the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu is “Yumi, Yumi, Yumi”

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xQ0B TIL in 1959 Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev visited the United States and one of his two requests was to go to Disneyland, wich was denied. The other was to meet John Wayne.
Egk4w TIL Due to casino distributions, every Seminole Indian child born is a multi millionaire when they turn 18 years old.
oBveW TIL that out of the 101 oldest people who have lived/are still living, 95 of them are female.
6nPX TIL Berthold Stauffenberg, brother of Claus von Stauffenberg (chief conspirator in 20 July assasination plot to kill Hitler) was executed by being strangled and then revived multiple times. The execution and multiple resuscitations were filmed for Hitler to view at his leisure.
DQBlJ TIL that the first ship to have electric lightbulbs (made by Thomas Edison himself) was initially denied coverage by insurance companies because of the new technology of electricity and lightbulbs.