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TIL that the domain name ".tv" is the domain representing the country of Tuvalu. In 1998, Tuvalu signed a contract for the exclusive marketing rights for the domain name, allowing it to finally raise enough money to join the United Nations.

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ne1ZW TIL (According to Brent Berlin and Paul Kay's 1969 study Basic Color Terms: Their Universality and Evolution) Names for brown, purple, pink, orange, and gray will not emerge in a language until the language has made a distinction between green and blue.
OGDRR TIL the oldest octopus fossil ever found is about 330 million years old.
7r7Ax TIL that the Faroe Islands between Iceland and Denmark debuted ‘SheepView 360’ in 2016 to encourage people to tour the island virtually. Cameras were strapped to the backs of sheep (which twice outnumber the number of human inhabitants) and you can follow sheep all around the islands!
8ebNP TIL that in 2005, Lionel Messi almost played for the Spanish national team, but he declined the offer and waited for Argentina to call him up!
a840b TIL Barbie was inspired by an escorte cartoon and adult toy