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TIL In 1946 Sadao Munemori became the first American of Japanese descent to be awarded the Medal of Honor, though posthumously

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4kXX5 TIL Progress bars exist because it suggests something is being accomplished, which makes the wait seem shorter and more bearable.
1aGDV TIL a Holocaust denial organization put out a $50,000 challenge in 1979 to anyone who could prove that Jews had been murdered at Auschwitz. A survivor of the camp submitted proof, filed lawsuit when denied winnings, and ultimately won in court.
GAyV4 TIL that there are 3 territories today claimed to be Terra nullius (’No man’s land’): Bir Tawil (a strip of land between Egypt and Sudan), four pockets of land near the Danube due to the Croatia–Serbia border dispute, and parts of Antarctica.
VDmQ TIL there is a lion with pet dachshunds (weenie dogs)
nW8aY TIL the origin of the phrase “government cheese”