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TIL that 2024 will be the 7th time in American history where there is a rematch of the same two major party candidates from the previous election, and the 5th time both candidates served or ended up serving as President.

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ne7od TIL of one of the most inaccurately named men in history: Charles Coward. While in German captivity, he traded clothes with a Jewish inmate so he could report to the British on what was happening in Auschwitz, and later testifyed in Nuremberg.
R7Px7 TIL There’s a Little-Known Part of Russian Territory in the Middle of the EU
0wyBR TIL that bougainvillea flowers are not those (usually) pink parts of this beautiful plant
WQv8 TIL that in 1999, US forces bombed a Chinese embassy, killing 3 ambassadors and injuring 20. The incident was blamed on outdated maps. China never accepted the US explanation, and it was later revealed that the CIA actually had accurate maps.
mejR TIL: Nintendo’s Mario is named after the landlord of the warehouse Nintendo was using as their American headquarters, the company had gotten behind in rent payment, prompting an angry visit from Mario, the developers subsequently immortalized him by renaming “Jumpman” to “Mario”.