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TIL that New Zealand is not (officially) part of any continent. It is, however, a part of Zealandia, a mostly submerged continental shelf that many consider to be the eighth continent.

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gMyLA TIL 28th Virginia battle flag is stored at an undisclosed location in the Minnesota Historical Society, and has not been returned to Virginia despite multiple requests across the years.
0ZvR TIL That in 1974 a US Army Private stole a helicopter and landed it at the White House…Twice.
joVn TIL the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles didn’t get color-specific masks until their first cartoon aired in 1988
4XB7o TIL of Senator William Proxmire, who was so active in opposing scientific/medical research that his name became a verb. To Proximire means to obstruct scientific research for political gain.
VEpD TIL that a Pakistani soldier and a Malaysian soldier also died (along with the 18 Americans) trying to rescue the crashed American helicopter crews in Mogadishu during “Black Hawk Down”.