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TIL that there is a random square in Cambridge, Massachusetts bearing the name of the previous King of Thailand. King Bhumibol was born there while his father was a student at Harvard medical school. King Bhumibol Adulyadej Square was dedicated in 1990 by his daughter HRH Chulabhorn.

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