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TIL that the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina has what's called a "high representative" which is an unelected official chosen by the "Peace Implementation Council" after the Bosnian war. The high representative has the power to remove elected officials from their posts.

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kLBm TIL Van Gogh didn’t cut off his own ear; he made up that story to protect his friend, who cut it off with a sword during a heated argument.
BrMpL TIL Dogs can tell dogs apart from other animals by sight alone - even wildly different looking kinds of dogs
vaBj TIL the equivalents of the English saying “That’s Greek to me” are “This appears to be Spanish” (German), “This is Russian to me” (Dutch), “It’s German to me” (Philippines), “It’s Hebrew” (Finnish), “It’s Chinese to me” (Hebrew), “Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines” (China).
d8EpZ TIL Several of James Bond's Impossible Feats Were Lifted Directly From The Missions of Operatives That Ian Fleming Knew During WWII
GAvME TIL one can live in Zu Zu, Tennessee, north of Yum Yum, and west of Dancyville .