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TIL The concept of 1st, 2nd & 3rd World country was purely Geopolitical and had nothing to do with its economy.

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N7bke TIL that after Balto the sled dog became famous for his role in saving a remote area from a diphtheria outbreak, he toured America on the vaudeville circuit. When a Cleveland businessman found Balto chained at a "dime museum" in LA, he bought the dog to live out his life at the Cleveland Zoo.
0wZVy TIL that during a special premiere of the James Bond movie "The World is Not Enough" that was held at the MI6 building in London, MI6 staff cheered when their building was destroyed in the film.
RM8Q TIL that there was a large significant White Slave population in the Colonies that numbered at least 300,000 Irish prior to the 19th century.
6EO78 TIL Sal Khan (founder of Khan Academy) was the lead singer of a death metal band
PY8J TIL on September 11, 1857, a wagon train heading through Utah toward California was attacked by a Mormon Militia. The militia had disguised themselves as Indians, but once it was suspected that their cover was blown, the Mormons feigned a truce and slaughtered 120 men, women, and children.