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PYa9E TIL Norway sends the UK Christmas trees every year as a symbol of gratitude for “preserving Norwegian liberty” during World War 2.
ANG9o TIL the Soviets trained dogs as anti-tank bombers, but they attacked Russian tanks instead of German ones due to a training error. The Soviets used diesel tanks for training, while German tanks ran on gasoline. The dogs' keen sense of smell led them to familiar Soviet tanks instead of the Germans.
dDmx9 TIL Mike Horn walked in pitch darkness to the North Pole in 60 days using no dogs or vehicles
QnKE TIL North Korea is only the second least free country in the world - it’s beaten by Eritrea, where forced, indefinite and practically unpaid “national service” has been compared to modern slavery.
KYQXa TIL Luke Perry's character on Beverly Hills 90210, Dylan McKay, was named after Matt Dillon. The character is similar to Matt Dillon's portrayal of Dallas Winston in "The Outsiders" (1983)