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TIL that the Islamic Republic of Iran allows gender transition surgery and subsidizes it. This was introduced by the Islamic revolutionary Khomeini after he came to power. Today, many Europeans travel to Iran for gender confirmation and reassignment surgery.

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Br8ax TIL Adidas does not sponsor players who are Scientologists
pNaQ TIL that when the Nazis closed down the Polish universities and executed professors, surviving academics set up illegal ‘underground universities.’ One of those educated by an underground university was future Pope John Paul II
yVnLp TIL Home Alone remains a highly popular Christmas movie in Poland. In 2010, Polsat (Polish TV Station) did not play Home Alone, which caused over 90,000 people to protest on Facebook.
LPgd TIL after receiving poor reception following the viewing of A Charlie Brown Christmas to network executives, an animator, who had been drinking, said, “it’s going to run for a hundred years” and then fell down.
pKbO TIL that Slovenia, Slovakia, and the Croatian province of Slavonia have diplomats meet every month to exchange mail sent to the wrong country.