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TIL Queen Elizabeth II is an admiral of the Great Navy of Nebraska, the only triply landlocked state of the USA.

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mVMv TIL Sesame Street in Nigeria has a version of Cookie Monster named Zobi the Yam Monster. Since not many Nigerian children have access to cookies, the producers decided to give Zobi an insatiable craving for one of the country’s staple foods. He often shouts out, “Me eat yam!”
8nnX TIL England helds an annual World’s Biggest Liar competition,where competitors from around the world have five minutes to tell the biggest and most convincing lie they can.
PY4aw TIL that during the 1950s, Louis Farrakhan had a brief career as a calypso singer.
xVVnw TIL that Chik-Fil-A uses peanut oil to cook their food as a healthy alternative to regular oil, but those with peanut allergies can still eat their food.
QJNoa TIL of the Truck System, in which companies paid employees in "company scrips", which were only good in company stores. It was supposed to encourage "loyalty" of workers.