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TIL The country of Chile is so long that it would stretch from the northernmost point of Norway all the way south to Morocco

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jNVAv TIL that a single Canada Goose has between 20 and 25 thousand feathers. Just a fraction of an inch of this feather insulation can keep a bird's body temperature at 104 degrees, even in freezing weather.
b6oM7 TIL that Germany has a provision called “Apple Juice Paragraph”. At least one non-alcoholic drink must be at most as expensive as the cheapest alcoholic drink, which is often apple juice. It’s supposed to prevent people from ordering an alcoholic beverage just because it’s cheaper.
ng9W TIL it took 12 years before Alexy Pajitnov, creator of Tetris in 1984, received any royalties because the rights to the game were the property of his Soviet government.
j6RVX TIL that Sir Edward Elgar, composer of, "Pomp and Circumstance March No.1," more commonly known as "The Graduation Song" never actually finished school himself. He only received general education until the age of fifteen. Meanwhile, most of his musical talent came from self-teaching and study.
wlMo TIL that 4% of the sand on Normandy beaches are still made up of metal particles from D-Day landings