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TIL that the 442nd Infantry Regiment, composed almost entirely of Japanese-Americans whose families were interned, became the most decorated unit in the history of the US army during World War II.

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6971Q TIL a French court barred a family from naming their daughter "Nutella" and ordered that she be legally recognized as "Ella" . The judge justified the decision by stating that the name "Nutella" would inevitably subject the child to ridicule and criticism...
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