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TIL Paper fortune tellers have 5 other names

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p8Lj4 TIL that France has a territorial possession in North America less than 15 miles from the coast of Newfoundland. The island has a population of 5,000+ and is similar to mainland Europe.
l7KYN TIL that British Lawyers and Judges still regularly wear wigs in court.
vQ0j TIL that in Civilization V, the theme song for Alexander the Great is the oldest surviving complete musical composition, including musical notation, from anywhere in the world
Y76B7 TIL South Africa Was Banned From the Olympics For 32 Years Due to Apartheid
7rb7x TIL of Primate Cities, which are cities that are dominant in their country/subdivision in such a way that it is the centre of said country/subdivision (e.g. New York City in the state of New York)