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TIL In 2007, FIFA officially recognized Paulino Alcantara as the greatest Asian footballer of all time

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4Po6 TIL the flags of Monaco, Indonesia, Alsace, Vienna, Salzburg, Hesse, and the Swiss canton of Solothurn are essentially identical, differing only in proportion.
R59Pj TIL 14th century conqueror Timur or Tamerlane's body was exhumed in 1941 by Soviet anthropologist for examination. The casket had the inscription "Whomsoever opens my tomb shall unleash an invader more terrible than I." Three days later, Germany invaded Soviet Union.
K4na TIL that every part of a dandelion is edible. The leaves and buds can be eaten as greens, the flowers can be made into wine, and the roots can be roasted and ground to make “coffee.”
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OonQ6 TIL a pigeon named, Cher Ami was awarded the Croix de Guerre Medal for her heroic service in delivering 12 important messages during WWI. Most importantly, the message from a trapped 194 man battalion. Arriving with a shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, and her leg hanging by a tendon.