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TIL that Croatia had one colonial territory in India

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0dpKA TILearned about the "Powder of sympathy", a form of sympathetic medicine in 17th century Europe whereby a remedy was applied to the weapon that had caused a wound with the aim of healing the injury it had made.
rY1M TIL the country of Liechtenstein has more registered companies than citizens
wowl6 TIL balloons are being used to provide internet access to remote areas. Multiple balloons fly at high altitude relaying internet between them from the ground to remote users
JY6Mk TIL the double leg amputee war veteran in the film “Battleship” is played by an actual double leg amputee war veteran.
DK0V TIL The myth that human eat 8 spiders a year while we sleep was started to demonstrate how fake “facts” spread over the internet.