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TIL part of Holland can be flooded to keep an invading army out, transforming Holland into an island

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EgyA7 TIL That all people with Sephardic Jewish ancestry can apply for Puerto Rican citizenship. This is super interesting because Puerto Ricans are born with American citizenship, but the Constitution of Puerto Rico also recognizes the right to a Puerto Rican citizenship distinct from that one.
gEL4 TIL More Commodore 64s have been sold than any other model of computer.
yQomV TIL Napoleon Bonaparte was so obsessed with winning that he would cheat at cards, but felt morally obligated to return any money he won as a result of said cheating.
m1J4M TIL that the Powerball drawing on March 30, 2005, produced 110 2nd-prize winners. The total payout was $19.4 million, 89 of them receiving $100,000 each, while the other 21 received $500,000 each. All 110 winners had played numbers from fortune cookies made by Wonton Food Inc
KwZR TIL Preparation H wanted to use Johnny Cash’s song “Ring of Fire” in their commercials