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TIL Iceland is still trying to reforest land from when the Vikings conquered the country over 1000 years ago.

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06xv TIL that the movie Never Been Kissed was titled “Because She’s Ugly” in the Philippines.
woD11 TIL that Las Vegas was officially founded in 1905 by a group of developers seeking to build a railroad stop in the desert between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. The city's name is derived from the Spanish word “vegas,” meaning meadows, and it was originally intended as a green oasis in the desert.
N108 TIL There is a 230 foot long sea organ on the coast of Croatia. The organ, designed by architect Nikola Basic has 35 tubes that make music whenever the waves crash into them.
ZgLa TIL the Southern Baptist denomination was created for the sole purpose of supporting slavery in the South, they didn’t apologize for their stance on slavery until 1995.
4XNgN TIL that because Pluto’s orbit is so elliptical, it is actually closer to the sun than Neptune for 20 years every 248 years