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TIL in 2007 Switzerland accidentally invaded .9 miles into Liechtenstein and after their mistake issued an apology to which Lichtenstein’s official response was “no worries these things happen”

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xbEk TIL that the classic “striped sailor shirt” originally featured 21 stripes, one for each of Napoleon’s victories.
69BYW TIL some antennas are disguised to look like local foliage, for aesthetic purposes
ErNX TIL that the pilot episode of Courage the Cowardly Dog was nominated for “Best Animated Short Film” at the 1995 Academy Awards.
NrgM TIL that Melbourne might have been called Batmania
woewY TIL the famous grand staircase of the Titanic has no known photos; and that the pictures that depict it are actually of the RMS Olympic's grand staircase, as they are hypothesized to be similar.