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TIL Washington Crossing the Delaware was painted by a German-born artist and the original was destroyed by allied bombing during World War II.

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95Kp TIL that before Austria-Hungary divided and separated, their motto was “Indivisible and Inseparable”.
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KOrwa TIL that Premier Daniel Johnson Sr. of Quebec had two sons that also each became the premier of Quebec. All three of them were members of different political parties.
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