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TIL as a result of the ambiguous boundary between the U.S. and Canada, in 1832, a region of territory in northern New Hampshire declared independence as a sovereign state named the Republic of Indian Stream

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WkBVN TIL that the Crazy Horse memorial in South Dakota has been under construction for 72 years and has to frequently pause due to all funds being donations.
VBoM0 TIL Jamie Lee Curtis didn’t wear any prosthetics during the filming of Everything Everywhere All At Once. She specifically decided against it in favor of showing her true body. "I want there to be no concealing of anything. I’ve been sucking my stomach in since I was 11"
MeQKb TIL there is a hotel in Bolivia made completely out of salt, and licking the walls is strictly forbidden
v1YD TIL that cats have a non-fatal terminal velocity of around 60mph, and when falling (after relaxing and orienting themselves) they merely ‘parachute’ to earth like a squirrel.
kOyAB TIL that a vehicle drop off point where a driver can discharge passengers directly under cover from the elements is called a "Porte-cochère" ,which literally means 'coach gateway', and they were originally designed to be used by horse-drawn carriages