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TIL the Dutch were at war with the Sicily isles for over 300 years, from 1651-1985 because people forgot that the war was never ended

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b60l9 TIL that, even 35 years after the disaster, Chernobyl will be habitable again in about 20,000 years. Visiting is now considered safe, but there are still risks associated with touring due to the structural instability of the ruins.
WkX9N TIL Charles Lindbergh was a noted Anti-Semite who was a spokesman for the America First committee and who resigned his commission from the Air Force after FDR spoke against him. After the Attack on Pearl Harbor, he tried to rejoin the Air Force but was banned per Roosevelt's orders.
JY7gm TIL that the children's book "Horton Hears a Who!" by Dr. Seuss is an allegory for the American occupation of Japan following the Second World War
Ypp9P Suppose two Chinese parents get on an Australian airplane and, while flying over U.S. territory, they have a baby on the plane. Can that baby be an American citizen?
A7Ln TIL An ancient Roman lighthouse still stands in England, at Dover Castle.