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TIL the Dutch word for ‘tramp stamp’ is literally translated as 'arse antlers’

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b9wpp TIL about the practice of widow's succession. This was a practice used by several countries in the early 20th century were if a politician died in office they would be succeeded by their widow. The practice resulted in some of the earliest women to hold political office in modern times.
l78Xa TIL that Nelson Mandela’s wife supported torturing and killing opponents
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