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TIL Bhutan, Wales, and Malta are the only countries the world whose flags have dragons on them.

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x6o01 TIL of "set de flo'", an old African-American type of dance contest in which participants would do specific dance moves inside a circle on the floor; if you step outside the circle, you lose. Sometimes they would balance a glass of water on their head for extra challenge.
neQGP TIL Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote, enlisted in the Spanish navy in 1570. In 1575, he was captured by Ottoman pirates and taken to Algiers. He was held for 5 years in captivity then eventually ransomed and returned to Madrid.
pYQlN TIL about Gimcheon Sangmu FC, a professional Korean football club owner by the military where every player is a professional footballer who is currently serving their two year military draft
Abno TIL that when Genghis Khan sent a trade caravan to the Khwarezmid empire, the governor of one city seized it and killed the traders. Genghis Khan retaliated by invading the empire with 200,000 men and killing the governor by pouring molten silver down his eyes and mouth
XEojD TIL Mike Tyson's workout involved getting up at 4am for a 5-mile jog. Then he would do (cumulatively) 2000 sit-ups, 500 pushups, 500 dips, 500 shrugs and about 30 minutes of neck bridges daily. He repeated this 6 days a week.