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TIL Red Star baijiu is known as the ‘Coca-Cola of Chinese spirits’. Made entirely of sorghum, this brand received the first business license issued by the People’s Republic of China in 1949 to produce alcohol for the nation’s inaugural ceremony

by whatilearned August 21, 2022, 3:40 am

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How didn’t several islands in the westernmost of Japan (Ryukyu Islands) either transferred or handed over to the Republic of China (Taiwan) after WWII?

by HistoryBuff August 3, 2022, 2:00 am

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TIL the word Dollar is the Anglicized version of the German word Thaler, meaning from the valley. Thaler is the shortened version of Joachimthalers, a mine town in the Czech Republic (formerly Bohemia) where silver coins were minted.

by whatilearned July 30, 2022, 3:52 am

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TIL that on February 6th, 1966, a mud dauber wasp nest caused Birgenair Flight 301, a 757 jet flying from Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, to crash into the Atlantic Ocean. All 13 crew members and and 176 passengers were killed.

by whatilearned July 24, 2022, 11:54 pm

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TIL The Great Republic Of Rough And Ready, California was a town that seceded from the Union for 3 months in 1850 and was named after 12th US president “Old Rough and Ready” Zachary Taylor.

by whatilearned July 11, 2022, 8:23 pm

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TIL that just like their Roman Enemies, Carthage transitioned from a Monarchy into a Republic. Their government was led by 2 Sufets (Judges) elected by a parliament mad up of the City’s leading noble families. Unlike Rome however a separate, popularly-elected official commanded the military.

by whatilearned July 10, 2022, 8:59 am

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TIL Liberia (West Africa) was founded in 1822 with the aim of establishing a self-sufficient colony for emancipated American slaves. It is Africa’s first and oldest modern republic. Its capital city Monrovia was named after US Pres James Monroe, a prominent supporter of the founding of Liberia.

by whatilearned July 7, 2022, 2:05 pm

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TIL In Phoenix, 1976, the Mafia (allegedly) car bombed a reporter for the Arizona Republic newspaper

by whatilearned June 24, 2022, 10:46 pm

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Hamster Republic

by CopyPastaArchive June 13, 2022, 9:53 am

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TIL about Splendid China (Orlando, Florida, 1993-2003) a $100 million theme park owned by the People’s Republic of China

by whatilearned June 11, 2022, 6:32 pm

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TIL the first republic of Brazil was styled as the Republic of the United States of Brazil. It’s flag was modeled on the USA’s Stars and Stripes.

by whatilearned June 11, 2022, 3:54 pm

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TIL the last king of Egypt, Faud II, is still alive and ascended to the throne when he was just 192 days old. He was deposed a year later after his father was exiled and Egypt declared a republic.

by whatilearned June 7, 2022, 11:10 pm

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