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TIL that Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan are the only two "doubly landlocked" countries in the world.

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d0A8 TIL the original purpose of Carroll’s nonsense poem “Jabberwocky” was to satirize both pretentious verse and ignorant literary critics… and now it’s studied in schools.
VM8R0 TIL that Iceland sits atop the North-Atlantic ridge, splitting the island across both the North American and Eurasian plates.
e0pPD TIL that the state of Louisiana caps compensation for people wrongfully convicted of crimes at $25,000/year with a maximum payout of $250,000.
Eg1wX TIL After Apollo astronaut Al Worden left NASA, he moved to San Francisco, grew out his hair, and became a quasi-hippie. Worden was also a frequent guest on Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, telling children what it was like to be an astronaut
VQeB TIL Chuck Lorre (producer of 2.5 Men, Big Bang Theory) wrote the lyrics to the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song