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TIL that "Iron Eyes Cody”, the face of Native Americans with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, was 100% Sicilian.

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5YR7n TIL Russia built a city in China as the terminus for the Trans-Siberian railway. Its Chinese name, Dalian, comes from the Russian word for "far away".
v1Vx4 TIL that in 1956, pilot Thomas Fitzpatrick lost a bet at a bar in Manhattan, he successfully stole a plane from the airport and landed it on the street in front of the bar. He did it again 2 years later when someone refused to believe he had done it.
epVQn TIL that the Embassy of Spain to the Holy See is the oldest embassy in the world. It was created in 1480 by King Ferdinand the Catholic. It is housed in the same building (Palace of Spain) since 1647, and the square in Rome where the palace is located takes the name from it (Piazza di Spagna)
N7Vk8 TIL in the 1800s, a cult leader gave 600 acres of land to God but the State of Pennsylvania took possession and sold it because the Almighty didn’t pay His taxes.
6PY7 TIL that “Surfin’ Bird” is a combination of two songs by The Rivingtons (‘Bird’s the word’ and 'Papa Oom Mow Mow’)