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TIL there are 558,000 USA WWII veterans still alive today.

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8XbL TIl that Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, openly wanted equal rights and respect for women, in the fifteenth century. This stance has been kept in Sikhism until today (as is equal rights for all humans, no matter their religion)!
9wKBp TIL Former US first lady Jane Pierce was extremely reluctant to move into the White House. Before her husband Franklin Pierce became president, she prayed every night that he would lose the presidential election. She is said to have fainted upon hearing the news of his nomination.
LGdm TIL that the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, both iconic landmarks of NYC, are actually federal property that is located within the border of New Jersey.
V0VG TIL that a 3rd century BC Emperor’s son named Modu Chanyu tested his guards’ loyalty by ordering them to kill his favorite horse and then his favorite wife. Those who refused he executed, and those who didn’t he later ordered to shoot his father. None failed to do so, and he became Emperor.
R5jdQ TIL in the United States, Halloumi is a registered trademark owned by the government of Cyprus