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TIL at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, North Korean and South Korean athletes came together to march as one under the unified banner of ‘Korea’ during the opening ceremony

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x64Eg TIL in 2019 an intern unearthed a 2,000-yr-old silver Roman dagger (still in its sheath) in the grave of a soldier at an archaeological site in Germany. It was nearly unrecognizable due to centuries of corrosion, but a 9-month restoration revealed a "spectacularly ornamented" 13-inch blade & sheath.
RyOj TIL of True History, considered the earliest form of science fiction written in 2nd century about adventurers who travel to outer space and get involved in interplanetary warfare between the king of the Moon and the king of the Sun
OoW9L TIL that the original London Bridge was purchased by Robert P. McCulloch of Lake Havasu, Arizona in 1968 for 2.4 million dollars, where it still stands today.
BrPbe TIL Although the Red Baron was their enemy the British respect for him was such that upon his death he was buried with full military honours by No.3 Squadron of the Australian Flying Corps who had recovered his body in Northern France.
d8bJj TIL leading up to WW2 Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King bought up land around his country estate so no 'jews or other undesirables' would move in