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TIL that Cambodia is the only country in the world to have a real building on its flag. Angkor Wat, a Hindu-Budist temple, has become a symbol of Cambodia, which appears on its national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors.

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DQamr TIL in the Battle of Kartarpur 1,800 Sikhs under Guru Hargobind fought an army of at least 52,000 Mughals who were led by an ex Sikh general, the governor of Peshwar, and governor of Jalandhar. The Sikh won and killed at least 50,000 Mughals.
78AxZ TIL Strom Thurmond remained in the US Senate until he was 100
LMBd TIL that not a single Witness Security Program participant who has correctly followed security guidelines has ever been harmed while in the federal witness-protection programme.
KOjJ4 TIL there is more than one version of the holy Quran. While the current version was ‘Standardised’ in 1923, earlier manuscripts more recently discovered, show changes.
vPwBj TIL that penguins propose with pebbles! Male penguins find the smoothest rock they can and offer it to their mate as a way to start building a family together.