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TIL that Laos is the most heavily bombed nation in history

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5YEZR TIL In a war torn small town in Colombia a public school was built with a bunker to protect children from firefights between armed groups.
GAmE TIL that the two main characters, Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo from HBO’s Rome were actually based on real Roman centurions mentioned in Julius Caesar’s recount of the Gallic Wars and are the only two soldiers he identifies by name.
7X1P TIL watermelons originated in Africa and were first cultivated solely for their water content; their flavor was very bitter.
l6WK TIL Americans didn’t lose their British accent, the British accent evolved; Brits used to sound more like Americans rather than vice versa
nwOd TIL a radio station offered six figures to anyone that would get a tattoo of the station’s logo onto their forehead. A man and his stepson did so and upon requesting the money they were told they “weren’t entitled to anything.”