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TIL that Tibet is full of oil and gas resources.

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OGLP1 TIL there's an Arkansas City in Kansas, and Arkansas is pronounced with the 's' so it rhymes with "Kansas"
lokZ7 TIL that there was a full movie theater with a bar, concessions, seats, and movie screen in an underground catacomb of Paris. (
kOrlB TIL that in 2006, King of the Hill was awarded by Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA) for their positive portrayal of Asian Americans
0dy8v TIL of the Turpan water system, an ancient network of thousands of hand dug wells and 5000 km of underground canals built under the Taklaman desert to channel groundwater to the Oasis city of Turpan, used to irrigate agriculture and provide water to the many caravans traveling the Silk Road.
D1lOr TIL a hot dog stand just outside of The Central Park Zoo in New York has an annual license fee of $289,500 to operate.