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TIL that since 1945, the Netherlands has sent Canada thousands of tulips every year as a thank-you for sheltering their royal family during WWII. This annual gift led to the creation of the famous Canadian Tulip Festival.

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j668Q TIL that a person claiming to be Pope without election by the Roman Catholic Church is known as an Antipope.
Oonbg TIL the Netherlands and the british Isles of Scilly were technically at war with each other for 335 years with neither side realizing it. When peace was signed in 1986, the Dutch ambassador joked that it must have been harrowing to the Scillonians "to know we could have attacked at any moment."
woOjM TIL the lil bumps at the back of some toothbrushes is actually for the tongue
BraWy TIL New York, London, and Paris have fake buildings on residential streets that hide subway vents and other infrastructure. These are essentially facades with no building behind them.
a7BJ TIL that Volvo has created a new type of airbag. A pedestrian airbag. For impact with a pedestrian while driving.