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TIL in 1830, the UK grew increasingly worried about a war starting between France and the Netherlands. To solve this problem, a 'buffer' country was formed in between them to ease tensions: Belgium.

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GYNXj TIL In Ancient Greece, prostitutes were classified into two classes; the Pornai and the Hetairai. The Pornai served many men at once, and frequently worked on the street. In contrast, Hetarai were educated, had few clients, and provided companionship and intellectual discussion as well as sex.
jOBp TIL Christoph Waltz received a total of 15 nominations for his roles in Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained. He won 11 of these, including the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, and the BAFTA Awards for BOTH films.
KOVwa TIL that a warp drive is plausible
XEdE TIL that 10 years ago an eight-year-old boy had his arm bitten off by a shark. His uncle got mad and grabbed the 7-foot-long shark and dragged it to shore. The shark was killed, the arm removed from it’s stomach, and reattached to the boy, who made a full recovery.
MN87 TIL Domino’s Pizza cancelled their ‘30 minutes or less’ guarantee because of their drivers causing accidents while rushing to deliver pizzas on time, resulting in at least one fatality.