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TIL Hawaii is not covered by NATO Article V. But Alaska's Aleutian archipelago is.

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DQ1Rp TIL The Gobi Desert is expanding through desertification, most rapidly on the southern edge into China, which is seeing 3,600 km² (1,390 mi²) of grassland overtaken every year.
r7vx TIL that the part of John McClane in Die Hard was first offered to 73 year old Frank Sinatra
ypwl TIL that the Disney park, EPCOT, is an acronym for “Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow”
enxk TIL that no research has ever been done on the pee shiver.
wb0M TIL that Elton John sank into a deep depression following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997. He rewrote “Candle in the Wind” to be about her, and only played it live once. He has denied all requests to play it again, saying he will only play it if asked by one of Princess Diana’s sons.