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TIL the US is obligated by treaty to go to war for 67 different countries if they were to find themselves in conflict.

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AN6Zn TIL In the 17th-18th century, people believed that tomatoes were poisonous and only used them for decoration until they were finally accepted as food.
XA9R TIL The USA has overthrown or attempted to overthrow the governments of 55 countries since 1950.
VMJM4 TIL that other than humans, chimpanzees and rats are the only animals that can laugh.
ZpKDR TIL about the Epic of Manas, a 500,000 lines long Kyrgyz poem which was transmitted by word of mouth for centuries, and holds tge Guinness world record for longest poem
v1wbD TIL: Handshakes originated as a way to see if the person you met was armed. You took their hand to see if it was empty and shook it to confirm they had no weapons up their sleeve.