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TIL the Australian flag flown over Parliament House in Canberra weighs 49 pounds (22kgs)

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gMvWy TIL Disney's Epcot Italy imports water from Pennsylvania to use in their pizza because PA water shares much of the same qualities found in Naples and it keeps it as authentic as possible
GveE TIL Ted Turner, founder of Turner Broadcasting, donated $1 billion to the UN, called observers of Ash Wednesday “Jesus freaks,” Christianity a “religion for losers,” opponents of abortion “bozos,” and advocates a one-child policy for the USA.
j6MRX TIL in the Ottoman tradition, the throne did not automatically pass to the eldest son. Rather, potential heirs were expected to fight it out. As soon as the sultan died, the princes were plunged into a race for the throne. Whichever brother won the throne would have the other brothers executed.
yJB8 TIL that there is a second “Mona Lisa” painting held in a secret vault in Switzerland also thought to have been painted by Leonardo DaVinci that shows a much younger version of the female subject
ANgVa TIL PT Barnum's intended 'Jenny Lind Hall' wasn't complete in time for the opera singer's U.S. tour. Establishing opera for the masses in the U.S., her shows were a smash hit. The theater later became NY Metropolitan Hall.