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TIL the last independent ancient Greek state was in India

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16v8r TIL that in 1961, LEGO created its own airport and airline, just to fly its employees around the world. Today, the airport is Denmark's 2nd biggest, and it's roughly the size of Anchorage Airport, Alaska.
Egp6P TIL that Nutella and other chocolate hazelnut spreads are derivatives of the Italian Gianduja spread. Chocolate hazelnut spreads differ from Gianduja in that vegetable oils are used to stretch it further, instead of using actual cocoa and hazelnut butter as in Gianduja.
RXY6 TIL that the national fruit of Jamaica, the ackee, is poisonous in all but one small portion, and that portion is only safe to eat after the fruit has naturally opened on its own. Eating it prematurely or any other part at all causes “Jamaican Vomiting Sickness,” which can lead to coma or death.
1aEr7 TIL a weird 'Boomerang' earthquake detected under the Atlantic Ocean. The temblor shot eastward across a deep gash in th seafloor, and then zipped back to where it started at incredible speeds. It moved so fast it created the geologic version of a sonic boom.
mx4wY TIL that in 1989 around 2 million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania held hands in peaceful protest against the Soviet Union, creating a chain of people that was 600 km long. Known as the Baltic Chain, it sparked demonstrations overseas and forced the USSR to acknowledge its crimes.