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TIL that a Danish man saved over 6000 chinese people from the japanese army during the Nanking Massacre.

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MeZ6V TIL that Edoardo Agnelli, son of former Fiat owner and immediate heir of the Fiat empire. Had converted to Shia Islam and became a close friend to Iran's government in the 80s
GnLG TIL Abraham Lincoln supported colonizing blacks in South America, or sending them back to Africa.
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eL96 TIL that flossing was dropped from the US government’s dietary guidelines because no reliable study exist to prove its health benefits.