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TIL The U.S. Armed forces maintains military presence in 150 countries (out of 196), including more than 50,000 troops still in Germany.

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oRYko TIL about Hastings Banda, the oldest president who was still ruling Malawi at 96 years old. Under his rule, women could not wear trousers and men with beards were seized and forced to have a haircut.
vjnD TIL for those of you with the fairly standard English surname “Smith”, your Italian equivalent surname is “Ferrari”. They both mean blacksmith.
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