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TIL Costa Rica has no army, it abolished it in 1949

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o8DE TIL the different colors of Froot Loops are all actually the exact same flavor.
4evX TIL in the original story of Peter Pan, the Lost Boys do age, even in Neverland. The reason the group is always made up of children is because if they don’t die by other means (which is common), Peter “thins them out.” The author never clarifies whether this means they’re executed or banished.
XE77r TIL in 1966 aviation legend Howard Hughes overstayed his penthouse suite reservation at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas and upon management asking him to vacate, he purchased the entire hotel and continued living/working in the suite for 4 years while establishing himself as a real estate tycoon
kOm7B TIL that 63 years after its launch on March 17, 1958, Vanguard 1 is the oldest satellite still orbiting Earth. Weighing only 3.2 pounds and with a diameter of 6.5 inches, Soviet Premier, Nikita Khrushchev, derided it as "the grapefruit satellite".
b9KKp TIL that in the 1950s, France designed and built the Vespa 150 TAP. An anti tank scooter that was intended for use with French paratroops.