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TIL that certain parts of the German Autobahn were built to be rapidly transformed into NATO warplane landing strips

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a8YWo TIL that Paul McCartney and his wife Linda agreed to appear in the Simpsons episode Lisa the Vegetarian, on condition that she would remain a vegetarian in subsequent episodes.
MeRLB TIL that after the American Civil war some 10,000 to 20,000 Confederates fled to Brazil, founding the city of Americana near São Paulo. Today their descendents called "Confederados" have an annual festival marked by Confederate flags, uniforms, hoop skirts, and foods like fried chicken.
LPOZ TIL the first person in history whose name we know is Kushim, an accountant from Mesopotamia who lived around 3200 B.C.
eplx4 TIL Video Games Aren't Allowed To Use The "Red Cross" Symbol For Health
4XPJw TIL with the exception of Brazilian Cachaça, the USA does not have specific geographical indications for Rum produced in various locations (e.g., Jamaican, Martinique, Dominican Republic, etc.) as it does with other spirits.