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TIL that El Salvador is the only country in the world named after Jesus Christ

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yQNJM TIL that approximately 90% of all gunpowder used by the Patriots during the American Revolution was supplied by France
69M8J TIL about the Markovic Affair a political scandal in France in 1968 that followed a violent death of Stefan Marković, a friend and bodyguard of actor Alain Delon. The press speculated Delon was involved. Marković's murder is still unsolved.
R5aya TIL that the creator of Vaseline, Robert Chesebrough, claimed to have eaten a spoonful of it every day.
5dWQ TIL that ‘The Wire’ creator David Simon has said he will make a season six of the series if the US agrees to end the war on drugs.
xVrNo Today I learned that allergic rhinitis can cause dark bags under the eyes, called "allergic shiners".