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TIL A man claimed an unclaimed 7 km2 piece of land between Serbia and Croatia as his own country and got approval from both countries. He called it “The Free Republic of Liberland”.

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BgLYx TIL Prunes are dried plums
xVEWk TIL of Bill Millin, a bagpiper who was one of the first soldiers to charge on D-day. While playing the pipes, his comrades fell around him. He said he only survived because German snipers thought he was too crazy to shoot.
jNGbp TIL King Sobhuza I of Eswatini was called Somhlolo "the Wonder," upon his birth because his father Ndvungunye died as a result of being struck by lightning. Swazis celebrate Somhlolo Day every September 6 as their Independence Day and the national stadium is named Somhlolo stadium
yQWDV TIL It's a myth that wine gets better with age. An estimate reveals that 90% of wines are supposed to be consumed within one year, while 99% should be consumed within five, otherwise they go 'bad'.
mxknE TIL that since modern civilizations and languages likely won't exist 10,000 years from now, signs warning about nuclear waste (which will still be dangerous then) have to be designed to be understood by anyone, without the use of language. These tools include pictograms and hostile architecture.