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TIL before WWII 20% of the entire Jewish global population lived in Poland.

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a8dOZ TIL that Hebrew, Aramaic, Kurdish, Arabic, Persian, and other languages all have almost same word for "peace [be unto you]" as a standard greeting (generally with a raised hand, to show peace). (E.G. Shalom - Shelam 'alakh - Salam-alaykum - Salam)
11gO TIL When the Soviets allowed the Chinese to produce their own copies of the Mig-21, the Soviet design had so many flaws that the Chinese had to make nearly 250 changes to the design to overcome flaws or incomplete design documentation.
yVlaJ TIL In 2015, a long-forgotten tape in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library containing a private conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in 1985 was discovered. It revealed a friendly moment between Reagan and Mulroney
4XnBR TIL Penny Marshall was the first female Director to have a film gross over $100 million at the US box office with “Big” starring Tom Hanks.
grreL TIL Homo Erectus existed for 1.9 million years and is by far the most successful humanoid species. Homo Sapiens (us) have only been around for 300,000 years.