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TIL of Kroncong the name of a musical style and ukelele-like instrument from Indonesia that was adapted from the Portuguese Fado.

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nWoyY TIL the microstate of Andorra gets visited by an amount of tourists equal to its population every three days on average.
woypY TIL The CCI Prison Execution House Is Still Standing
4XopN TIL the Union army once commandeered a boat to move 111 (unwilling) prostitutes to Louisville to stop VD spreading in their Nashville garrison. The Louisville authorities turned it away, as did everyone else, so after 28 days afloat it was forced to return to Nashville to disembark the furious girls
4XvRw TIL about Hookworms. Parasites that run rampant in the southern US that cause lethargy, intense brain fog, and a distended belly. This is where the stereotype of a “dumb, lazy, potbellied southerner” comes from.
m1DPp TIL of the multiplane camera, a device used to create depth and parallax in the early days of animation.