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TIL Swedish meatballs are actually based on a recipe King Charles XII brought home from Turkey in the early 18th century.

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vPvj7 TIL that the country Singapore was named by a Tamil Indian king in the 11th century, and is an amalgam of the words "Singh" and "pura" meaning "Lion City"
Y7MGA TIL that Turtle shells are part of their anatomy, and not some empty space where they retract
5Yx9D TIL a 2013 American Airlines flight was forced to make an unexpected landing when a female passenger refused to stop singing Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You
AP4n TIL there was a proposed amendment in 1916 that put every act of war to a national vote, and every person that voted yes had to register for volunteer service in the army.
Y707B TIL according to a report, the media shows ageing as a societal burden, with the elderly described as a “grey tsunami”, “demographic cliff” and “demographic timebomb”. Often the elderly are depicted as villains, unfairly consuming too many of resources