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TIL Switzerland accidentally invaded Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein was cool with it.

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kOArE TIL the Cherokee Nation is Entitled to a Congressional Delegate in the US House of Representatives
XEPGr TIL that founding member, and drummer of Avenged Sevenfold, James "The Rev" Sullivan wrote a song titled "Death" then said "That's it, that's the last song for this record." just 3 days before passing away on Dec, 28th 2009.
XEyx6 TIL: Dora the Explorer is hugely popular in India and used to teach local languages instead of Spanish.
VMLn4 TIL the Spanish Flu got its name during WWI. No one fighting in the war wanted to admit that thousands of their troops were dying to some fast spreading disease. However, Spain was neutral, so they reported on it, making people think they were the source.
E14oW TIL that in 1475, Turkish law stated that it was legal for a woman to divorce her husband if he does not provide her with the daily quota of coffee.