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TIL the English Language Day at the UN is on the same day as Spanish Language Day at the UN.

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LQOMd TIL that when Rihanna visited Senegal in February 2018, a religious collective protested her visit on the grounds that she was a member of the Illuminati and Freemasons.
vVl8 TIL Samsung just launched the largest ship in the world. It is 12 times larger than the Titanic.
9wWLB TIL the scientific name for brain freeze is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia.
PY8ke TIL that goats, like us, have regional accents, and goats from different regions can have trouble understanding each other.
mojP TIL that Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in ‘73 for his role in “peacefully resolving” the Vietnam War, despite the fact that Kissinger prolonged the war for five years. The decision to award Kissinger with the Prize caused two members of the Nobel committee to resign in protest.