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TIL That Hawaii is not protected under Article V of NATO because it wasn't granted statehood until almost a decade after NATO was formed.

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R5MlQ TIL that only about 4% of the Earth's surface has two points on opposite sides of the world that are both on land
Yp67x TIL Aunt Sally was a game played in England. An Aunt Sally was originally the modelled head of an old woman with a clay pipe in her mouth; the object was for players to throw sticks at the head in order to break the pipe. The target could also be a live person, a puppet, or ball on a stick.
JYMdj TIL that knowing something "By Heart" actually means to have a complete understanding of something before you commit it to memory, not that you have something completely memorized.
6E8OW TIL Old Billy lived to 62 years old. He was born in 1760 and died in 1822. He is believed to be the oldest horse that ever lived.
gZ1X TIL That Frano Selak has survived 7 near death experiences, including being ejected from a plane midflight and then won the Croatian lottery with the first ticket he ever bought. He then gave away his fortune saying “Money cannot buy happiness”