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TIL: Nairobi, Kenya has a thriving country music scene because Kenyans “can identify with the stories in the songs.” Country Music CDs make up 15% of all music sold.

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QdwL TIL Vietnam is one of the most pro-US countries in the world, with 76% having a favorable view. This is higher than Japan, the UK, and France.
vGyj TIL Germany just finished paying off their WWI reparations debt in October 2010
Ng06 TIL That Alexandre Dumas was black, and suffered at the hands of racism for most of his life, yet still was celebrated as France’s most widely read writer having written ‘The Three Musketeers’ and 'The Count of Monte Cristo’.
R7586 TIL that the Michelin Guide, suspended during WWII, was reprinted for the Allies as it was deemed to have the most up-to-date maps.
Gv04 TIL that not swinging your arms when you walk increases the effort of walking by 12%, the equivalent of walking 20% faster or carrying a 10 kg backpack.