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TIL Antarctica has 8 churches

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ow0R TIL that according to Tolkien, Sam Gamgee is the “chief hero” of the Lord of the Rings. The quest to destroy the Ring only succeeds because of Sam, who repeatedly saves Frodo from disaster, and he is the only character strong enough to surrender the Ring voluntarily and easily.
Egypo TIL a bridge in Dublin couldn’t open for 4 years because they lost the remote control
vP4xr TIL that the Leaning Tower of Pisa was built in 3 stages over centuries but that it had begun leaning from the start, so they simply built each new stage straight up on top of the tilted lower portions; as a result, the 3 sections are leaning at different angles.
6Ek7l TIL many farmers are cracking their JD tractors with premium pirated software made by eastern europeans due to how expensive repairing their machines is.
p8YRA TIL on August 21, 1986 Lake Nyos suffocated more 1,700 people after a sudden release of carbon dioxide.