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TIL that the smallest ‘country’ in the world are actually two buildings with extraterritorial status in Rome represented as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta; the Order has existed for almost a thousand years, they have diplomatic relations with 110 countries and are observers to the UN

J17v4 TIL it takes around 20 minutes to preheat an oven.
EgV1V TIL a Roman emperor died by being struck by lightning
ADjB7 TIL, actor Hugh Laurie was one of the highest-paid actors in television drama, earning £250,000 ($409,000) per episode of televison series House.
9wOAM TIL: Fire Hyrdants have different colors that actually mean something
N7JgN TIL the creator of "The Wizard of Speed and Time" (1988) also did the visual effects for the movie "Ghost" (1990)