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TIL that the Aryan certificate, which served as proof of Aryan origin in Nazi Germany, is still today a permissible document to prove the German nationality.

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RKxj TIL the Latin word “arena” means “sand” and we get it’s modern definition because Romans covered the colosseum floor with sand to absorb blood
AOpx TIL that a man once took a photograph on the exact moment he was assassinated. Thus accidentally capturing his assassin on camera.
OkRa TIL that the harp on Guinness bottles is modeled after Brian Boru’s harp - the oldest surviving example of a Gaelic harp.
vNOx TIL that price of broadband in American is triple that of UK and France, and 5x greater than South Korea
kOkbe TIL the runway of the Gibraltar International Airport is intersected with the main road heading towards Spain, called Winston Churchill Avenue, which has to be closed every time a plane lands or departs.