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TIL that when Alexander the Great's beloved dog, Peritas, died he founded a city and named it "Peritas" in his honor.

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jNrLj TIL that there is only one country that has never changed its flag: Denmark. Afghanistan has changed it 24 times, and there is only one country that has changed it more often: The US at 32 changes.
46Zg TIL eight glasses of water a day is a myth, water intake is best determined by thirst, and caffeinated drinks can still hydrate you.
v6MD TIL both North Korea and Cuba vehemently denounced the September 11th Attacks, despite their previous hostilities towards the U.S.
vPaoD TIL of the "Great Smoke Pall" of 1950, a change in the skies from wildfires in Canada. The wildfires weren't well publicized, so there was speculation that the skies changed due to reasons such as secret U.S. military experiments, supernatural forces, and alien invasion.
BrL1e TIL that for the signing of the 1940 armistice between Germany and France, Hitler had the railcar that was used at the end of WWI placed in the exact same spot as the 1918 armistice and afterwards had the site destroyed.