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TIL that the South African Marxist political party, Economic Freedom Fighters, has a branch in Namibia

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m1wGx TIL Tsar Nicholas II of Russia was first cousins with six other European monarchs: King George V (UK), Kaiser Wilhelm II (Germany), King Haakon VII and Queen Maud (Norway), King Christian X (Denmark), and King Constantine I (Greece).
E1prW TIL about the Volkswagen currywurst, a meal produced by the German automaker which, measured by units sold, overtook the amount of cars they produce every year. In order for it to be available for every dealership it has, just like every other car part, its own part number.
W7Gl8 TIL about the Republic of Winston, a county that, during the American Civil War, attempted to secede from the state of Alabama. Their thinking was, " if a state could secede from the Union, then a county could secede from the state."
0w7JL TIL that Ireland has only one theme park and it's made by a potato chip company.
l79P1 TIL that Cleopatra’s beauty regimen included bathing in donkey milk. She reportedly used the milk of 700 donkeys for her baths to preserve her skin's softness and youth.