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

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R7807 TIL that cheating is so acceptable in China that the people will riot if not allowed to do so. Over 2000 people barricaded school staff while chanting "There is no fairness if you do not let us cheat" after students were confiscated of their cheats.
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