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    15 Nov 2017

    Tommy Tucker was a male grey squirrel who toured the United States wearing women's fashions and selling war bonds to support America in World War II.

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  2. 6 hours ago

    The Korowai, a Papuan tribe in the southeast of Irian Jaya, live in tree houses, some nearly 40 metres (130 ft) high.

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  3. 16 hours ago

    Clocks made out of candles? Ismail streamlined it.

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  4. 16 hours ago

    Mechanical drink-serving waitresses? Ismail was first.

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  5. 16 hours ago

    And we have Turkish inventor Ismail al-Jazari to thank for water supply systems, early prototypes of the clock, and every other invention to employ the crank. (Bicycles, car windows, etc.)

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  6. 16 hours ago

    Hundreds of mechanical improvements and inventions needed to be made before the first commercial car debuted in 1908. One of those world-changing contraptions was the crank, an essential piece in most complex machinery.

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  7. 16 hours ago

    This is a car.

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  8. 19 hours ago

    And if you’re on Facebook, add one of our special frames to your profile picture while you’re at it! (They’re right here: )

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  9. 19 hours ago

    Share a fact or two about Turkey to help us amplify why restoring access to Wikipedia in Turkey is so important. 🇹🇷✨ Ask us anything you want to know about Turkish culture with the hashtag . We’ll keep the facts coming through the week.

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  10. 19 hours ago

    We’ll be talking about everything that makes Turkey such an amazing place, from history, sports, and culture, to science and innovation.

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  11. 19 hours ago

    . That’s why we’ll be sharing all Turkey facts, all week long.

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  12. 19 hours ago

    Imagine if, one day, you woke up and Turkey’s influence on the world vanished. Do you know what you’d be missing out on? (You’re about to!)

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  13. 19 hours ago

    This happened in Turkey nearly 10 months ago. The 80 million people of Turkey were suddenly blocked from reading or contributing to Wikipedia. We miss them. A lot.

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  14. 19 hours ago

    What would you do if you woke up and couldn’t access Wikipedia?

    For 10 months, has been blocked in Turkey. Turkey, we miss sharing knowledge with you and learning from you. We need your knowledge, your expertise, your voice. Unblock Wikipedia.
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  15. Mar 5

    One legendary figure named Cangjie is said to be the sole inventor of Chinese characters.

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  16. Mar 4

    The original code of the Flag of India prohibited its use by private citizens, except on national days.

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  17. Mar 4

    "Dord" is not a real word, but it had a definition in Webster's Dictionary for years before an editor caught it.

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  18. Mar 3

    King of Sweden Adolf Frederick is remembered by schoolchildren as "the king who ate himself to death," and well...they're not wrong.

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  19. Mar 3

    Would you believe us if we told you 30 February was a real date for Swedes in 1712?

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  20. Mar 3

    The Hermitage Museum in Russia has a press secretary dedicated to a group of cats that live in the museum's basement. There were at least 74 cats on the grounds in 2013. (They even have their own kitchen.)

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  21. Mar 3

    Tell us your best (worst) dad joke.

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