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TIL that the state of Prussia technically existed until 1947.

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9LaG TIL - that the US Declaration of Independence was actually not signed on July 4th. It was only approved by congress on July 4th and was not signed until August 2nd.
l7RpG TIL of the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Cup, a trophy for the predecessor organisation to the NFL, awarded just once in 1920 before being lost. A replacement trophy was commissioned 13 years later, before also disappearing after 1967.
gvA7 TIL the ‘Department of Defense Excess Property Program’, hands out over $500M worth of free surplus military-grade weaponry to state and local law enforcement each year, militarizing hundreds of jurisdictions a year.
KY8w6 TIL - Frances longest border is not Spain, Germany, or Italy but French Guiana a overseas territory of France, It shares a 730km (450mi) with Brazil
xVyAB TIL there is an inn in Japan that has been in continuous operation since 718 -- over 1300 years & 46 generations -- and it's not even the Guinness Work Record holder for oldest inn.