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TIL Romania & Chad have (basically) the same flag

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naJW TIL Genghis Khan may have been killed by an arrow to the knee
QJ0rM TIL of Edward Pulaski, a firefighter who in 1910 saved the lives of most of his forty-five man crew by leading them into an abandoned mine shaft when they were surrounded by a wildfire, and then personally stopping the fire from following them despite being badly burned.
R5mA8 TIL Cambodia has the most public holidays observed by the whole country (28) while other countries like Nepal (35) & India (42) have more but they are not all observed by the whole country.
X0w1R TIL After Leo McCarey won the oscar for best director he said 'Thanks, but you gave it to me for the wrong picture' believing that 'Make Way For Tomorrow', which wasn't even nominated, deserved the award.
rwXd TIL 44% of homeless people in the US actually have jobs but can’t afford housing