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TIL that the Kingdom of Bhutan, a small landlocked country in the Himalayas, does not recognize or have any formal diplomatic relations with the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council as a measure to keep them out of global affairs.

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691Z7 TIL that in 1805, President Thomas Jefferson, is believed to have hosted White House's first iftar — the sunset meal to break daily fasts during Ramadan.
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