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neWod TIL Disney’s original home-video cover of The Little Mermaid included what some considered a phallic symbol. Disney changed the cover in response.
LkjpZ TIL that from 1864 to 1870 three countries (Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil) declared war to Paraguay (whos motto is “Victory or Death”). Roughly two-thirds of Paraguay population were killed, including around 90% of its men. That war was called “War of the Triple Alliance”
9wvWm TIL that Hadrians Wall does not, and never has, marked the border between England and Scotland
lokaK TIL of Reet Jurvetsen, a 19-year-old woman who was murdered in 1969. Her body remained unidentified for 46 years, until her older sister was contacted by friends who noticed a similarity between Reet and an online mortuary photograph of the body.
xVbD1 TIL the potato was popularized in France largely by one man who placed guards around his potato field and instructed them to "accept any and all bribes from civilians".