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TIL that South Korea has never postponed a general election, not even during the Korean War

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PYrEe TIL that Queen Victoria was irritated at being, as a mere Queen, notionally inferior to her daughter Princess Victoria, who was the wife of the reigning German Emperor and hence an Empress - so the British government created for her the title of Empress of India
b99l0 TIL More gunpowder was used in an area of Manhattan to make Central Park than was used at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
V4r0 TIL Osama bin Laden’s estranged son is a British resident, although his visa was initially declined because he “failed to state his father’s permanent address.”
4k4xb TIL there is more time separating Stegosaurus and Tyrannosaurus Rex than Tyrannosaurus Rex and us
yVoPe TIL about "Bomb" a Canadian Sherman M4A2 tank that landed on Juno Beach on D Day and fought across Europe every day until the the words "Unload, clear guns, the war is over" came over the radio, indicating the end of the war. 4000km travelled, never missed a day of combat.