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TIL Eragon (2006) was the last film to be released on VHS in the United States

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Brbnk TIL That in the 19th Century the US Army experimented in using camels instead of horses to traverse the American South West
1EZX TIL the cuneiform writing system, which was used by humans for millennia, was indecipherable for more than 2000 years. A British army officer decoded the language in 1837 after recording and studying symbols he found in Persian cliff-sides.
kO0We TIL the words "Kurds", "Kurdistan", or "Kurdish" were officially banned by the Turkish government. They called them "Mountain Turks" instead. The Kurdish language was also prohibited until 1991.
pYBQ8 TIL Delaware is the only state in the U.S. without commercial air service. Most of the population is so close to other states’ airports that it doesn’t matter
1X68 TIL - 8 of the top 10 largest stadiums in the world are college/university football stadiums from the US.