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TIL that Japan withdrew funding from UNESCO after Nanjing Massacre documents were inscribed in the UN body’s Memory of the World list.

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R4Ra TIL when the current King of Thailand was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the hospital room in which he was born was declared Thai territory for the duration of the birth so that he could be born on Thai soil
ByPe TIL that New Mexico is the only US state that has an official state question, “Red or green?”, which refers to the choice of a customer between red or green chiles- staples of New Mexican cuisine.
emvg TIL: Brutus (the man who initiated the stabbing of Caesar) was a direct descendant of the man who assassinated the last Roman king.
d8jkK TIL about Hetty Green, the Witch of Wall Street. Know as "the greatest miser", she was said never to turn on the heat or use hot water, wore one dress and undergarments until they worn out, didn't wash her hands and ate fifteen cents pies. Her son lost his leg after she refused to pay.
QJ6nL TIL birds have specialized cells in their eyes that allow them to see the earth's magnetic fields. They use this for navigation during migration season.