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TIL that 500,000 Papuans have been killed by the Indonesian military since 1969

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dQQj TIL it is common for people to have a recurring nightmare in which it is the day of a final exam and you realize that you forgot you were taking the course and therefore had not attended any of the classes, or variations on this theme.
7rbBb TIL about Calixa Lavallée a Canadian who fought for the Union in the American Civil War. He later went on to compose the music for “O Canada” the Canadian national anthem. 33-55,000 Canadians fought for the Union in the Civil War.
d5bE TIL on Black Friday 2013, Cards Against Humanity had an “Anti-Sale” with increased prices, and still had a sales spike and maintained its best-selling status on Amazon.
gra6y TIL that during the Cold War, Berlin had two metro lines which began and ended in the western half of the city, but cut through eastern territory. East Berlin agreed that for a fee, trains could pass through so long as they never stopped at any of the stations there.
GY1E TIL that when Iggy Pop was in a mental institution, David Bowie was one of the few people who would visit him he would smuggle in cocaine for Pop.