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TIL- the world’s smallest park is 452 square inches, in Portland, Oregon.

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4wka TIL that after a man died from continuously laughing for 25 minutes while watching an episode of the 1970s British TV Show ‘The Goodies’, his widow sent a letter to the show thanking them for making his final moments so pleasant.
nWE8b TIL: The Iran Blizzard of February 1972, recorded as the deadliest in history, took over 4,000 lives during a week-long storm burying southern Iran under 7.9 meters of snow. The catastrophe unfolded after four years of drought, leaving a profound impact on the region.
5YPbn TIL of Kelly, a dolphin whose trainers gave her fish for bringing them litter/dead gulls to clean her pool. She started hiding fish under a rock in her pool, then used fish to lure gulls which she brought to her trainers to get more fish. She taught her calf the strategy, who taught more calves.
NXw78 TIL There is a hamlet in Montenegro called Japan. The most popular source attributes the name to a soldier who told the Montenegrin king his greatest wish is to bring water to the village from the source of Brituljak. When asked of its location, the soldier added it's as far away as Japan.
VBnJD TIL that pyrite, called "fool's gold," really can be found with or mixed together with real gold.