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TIL that Russia had Volga Finns historic group as its core, and not Slavs like Kievan Rus-Ukraine

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OXWR TIL the name of the Syrian hamster roughly translates to “mister saddlebags” in the local Arabic dialect due to the amount of storage space in their cheek pouches.
j6GEQ TIL Shortly before Paris was captured by the Nazis in 1940, French engineers cut the lift cables to the Eiffel Tower. German soldiers had to climb the entire tower in order to hoist their flag... which blew away after just few hours. Hitler himself was unable to make the climb when he visited.
EgG6x TIL that due to Woody Harrelson's raw vegan lifestyle, the Twinkies in the movie "Zombieland", in which he plays a character with an affinity for the treat, were replaced with vegan faux-Twinkies made from cornmeal.
R5wKQ TIL that despite Kid Curry being the least well known of the infamous Wild Bunch gang, he was by far the most dangerous, having killed at least nine law enforcement officers.
gO1A TIL Legalizing direct-to-consumer car sales would reduce the average price by over $3000