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TIL Gambia is actually named "The Gambia" or the "Republic of The Gambia"

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9kWm TIL in the 17th century in the Netherlands, there was a tulip flower bubble that allowed tulip traders to earn the equivalent of almost $62,000 USD a month.
Blkk TIL llamas are a popular alternative to sheep dogs because they eat the same food as sheep, readily bond with and become part of a sheep herd, can see predators from afar due to their height, and are very protective of their herd, which they bravely defend by spitting at and kicking predators.
8n6K TIL that pineapples don’t grow on trees but sprout from the ground.
DWpD TIL Xerox has an “adopt a plant” program where employees water an office plant, saving the company $200,000 per year on watering services.
WkwaY TIL about Lucille Bogan, a 1930s 'dirty blues' singer known for her extremely sexually explicit lyrics