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TIL about Thirty Years' War between Catholic and Protestant states in the Holy Roman Empire.

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YpG6W TIL Desolation Islands [Kerguelen Islands] lived up to it's name being remotely situated in Southern Ocean, 3000+ km away from nearest mainland in Durban South Africa. There's no permanent resident, just 100+ researchers doing rotational work on flora, fauna & geological composition of the region.
OWoX TIL that Diana Ross, who sang “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” lost her ex-husband to a mountain climbing accident.
oLao TIL that green Haribo gummy bears are strawberry flavored. The red Haribo gummy bears are raspberry flavored.
E5mP TIL that in 2012, an thief stole a Dali off the wall of a gallery in broad daylight but, finding no way to sell it, mailed it back. A year later, police caught him. He stole some juice from a supermarket, was fingerprinted, and the prints matched those on the returned Dali.
loMWN TIL that most of the US bankruptcies are caused by health problems.