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TIL the Ottoman Empire was still in existence the last time the Cubs won the world series.

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0dMGA TIL of Dora Richter, the first transgender woman to have received GRS in 1922/1931 in Germany. She had survived the nazi regime despite the destruction of the sexual research institute and lived to 1966
4XYRN TIL after only 4 years of primary school, German children are placed on one of four tracks: Hauptschule for less academic students, Realschule for intermediary students, Gymnasium for academic students, or Gesamtschule (comprehensive school). Only Gymnasium entitles one to attend university
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