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TIL there is an area in China with so many Africans that it has the nickname Chocolate City

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4XEW6 TIL the most decorated American unit in history is the 442nd Infantry Regiment, which was almost entirely made up of Japanese Americans. Out of the 14,000 who served, 9,486 earned the Purple Heart and 21 earned the Medal of Honor. The unit itself was awarded 8 Presidential Unit Citations.
0dX5A TIL the first Pizza was probably served without Tomato/Tomato Sauce - it was not until the Spanish brought fresh tomatoes from the Americas that Modern Pizzas (with the familiar toppings) were invented.
wdZ6 TIL it is illegal in Australia for a minor to purchase plastic knives
Lkn90 TIL you only need to buy 14 calendars and you're set for life because there are only 14 possible calendar configurations (assuming you dont also follow the lunar calendar).
9YkZr TIL there is a recently discovered species of Gecko that, instead of its tail coming off during an attack, its skin (scales) come off. Then it looks like raw chicken