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TIL that in 1982 900 children from Mozambique went to East Germany to complete their secondary education and become the new socialist elite leaders of Mozambique. Problem was, when they returned in 1988, the Mozambique was no longer a socialist country

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EJd0 TIL an old lady who bumped into Stephen King in the supermarket told him she didn’t like his writing and she preferred uplifting movies like Shawshank Redemption. When King told her he wrote that too, she replied ‘No, you didn’t.’, causing King to momentarily doubt that he was indeed the author.
78n1L TIL about stellar nucleosynthesis, the process by which chemical elements are created by nuclear fusion reactions within stars. The theory can be used to accurately estimate the abundance of elements, why abundance fluctuates, and why some are more common than others.
9wMoX TIL that George Lucas sued to stop the use of ‘Star Wars’ as a nickname for Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative. He lost.
QVDM TIL that during a 2012 study done in eastern Germany, the researchers could not find a single person under the age of 28 who believed in God.
PYXVe TIL that it is illegal for teachers to strike in Florida. It is actually written into their constitution. If you go on strike you can be terminated from your job, have your certification revoked, and lose your retirement benefits.