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TIL There is a statue of Van Damme in a village called Vandam (in Azerbaijan)

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PYyve TIL The Inca did not have a written language but they did store and transfer information via a system of knots in rope that is still being decoded
W9gd TIL at the 1945 Postdam Conference, Churchill, Roosevelt & Stalin couldn’t agree on who should enter the door to the meeting room first. After much debate, they settled on an agreeable plan: They switched to a different room so they could enter at precisely the same time using 3 separate doors.
V4lp TIL of a mental disorder called Misophonia, meaning “Hatred of Sound”. When triggered by sounds or sights such as chewing, reactions range from discomfort to physical violence. It is believed to share symptoms with Autism and PTSD, but isn’t medically recognized yet.
NXvbN TIL that the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival was first built in 1971 and modeled after the Great Pyramid of Giza. The current structure is the third incarnation, built in 2000.
J1waj TIL A riot involving firefighters and clowns at a whorehouse led to the formation of the modern police force in Toronto in 1885. It is known as the Toronto Circus Riot of 1885.