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TIL that in French 'je t'aime' directly translates to 'I hate you.' Source

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TIL that Donald Trump went to 26 countries during his presidency. Source

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TIL that in 1449 a candidate for the position of Holy Roman Emperor was a literally gorilla, and the Imperial Diet took the gorilla completely seriously. Its name was Maximus. Source

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TIL that in January 2004 the Earth was nearly struck by a meteor. Its name was X420-69. Source

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TIL that in order to get on a plane in Georgia, one must count to ten. As a result, babies and children are a rare sight on Georgian flights. Source

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Hello, thank you for this reply! I'm glad you're enjoying my blog. We're French and that's embarrassing enough :-)

TIL that the first recorded piece of sung music is extremely graphic and sexual. Source

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TIL that the first recorded piece of sung music is extremely graphic and sexual. Source

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TIL that in early January 1924 Mussolini very publicly sharted his pants in front of both Stalin and Lenin at a dinner party. Source

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TIL that in 1972 the term “glizzy” was coined. The man who coined it, Robert Delaney, died upon saying it aloud. Source

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TIL that in 1945 the first hotdog was invented. Source

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TIL that it is legal in 42 US states to own and operate an antique WWI u-boat. Source

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TIL that 35 years ago the first iPhone was invented. Source

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TIL that in 1975 the United States found evidence that Iranian students were planning to take a US embassy in Tehran, but did nothing about it. Source

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TIL that the country of Moldova has a national holiday called Thankgiving, but in Moldova the thanks go to the absence of the Soviets. Source

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TIL that the Cubs team of 1932 secretly called themselves “the bears” in an attempt to sound more manly. Source

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TIL that in 1945 the US president was late to the V day celebrations because he took a bubble bath. Source