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TIL The White Helmets in Syria is an organization dedicated to providing free aid to civilians during the war.

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9YjoB TIL about The Battle of the Frogs. The loud croaking of thousands of fighting bullfrogs was heard in a pond in Windham, CT, USA. The sound caused citizens to panic and assume that Windham was under attack, some of them mistaking the croaks for shouted words, the beating of drums, or Armageddon.
Rrb6 TIL that Japan’s current constitution was written by America after WWII and has never been amended.
4kORa TIL Sweden is a monarchy with a current living king
4kNlX TIL that in 1939, a test cricket match between England and South Africa lasted for 12 days. It was eventually abandoned so that the English team could catch a ship back to the United Kingdom. That was the last "timeless test". Modern test cricket matches end in a draw after 5 days.
prlZ TIL 2/3 of Shakespeare sonnets have rhymes that do not work in modern English