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Did you know is a section taking interesting facts from articles that meet DYK requirements. To list a new fact, make a suggestion on the talk page.

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From a collection of Wikipedia's articles: ... that because of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson (pictured) the League of Nations was founded and he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919? ... that Antarctica is the largest and coldest desert? ... that at age 52, Shinzo Abe was the youngest person elected as prime minister of Japan in its post-war history? ... that sometime during the 17th century, the decorated walking stick replaced the sword carried by aristocrats as a status symbol? ... that in some cultures, women would sometimes be naked until marriage, because people thought they had nothing to hide? ... that even though they were first described in 1839, hamsters were not successfully bred and domesticated until 1939?

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