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TIL that Taiwan embassy in Vatican is located in Rome, Italy - which doesn't recognize Taiwan as an independent country.

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QJBJa TIL Marvin Heemeyer had an ongoing feud with the local officials in Grandy Colorado so he covered a bulldozer in metal and concrete armor with gun ports and went on a $7,000,000 rampage on June 4th 2004. He committed suicide when the "Killdozer" became trapped after falling into a basement.
M7PXA TIL Universal and Disney sued Sony for production of Betamax VCRs which they alleged enabled copyright infringement. Marc Wileage copied 3 Frankenstein movies and 7 other movies by Universal, 6 full/partial episodes of the New Mickey Mouse Club, and 1 episode of The Wonderful World Of Disney.
Me7nB TIL 'All I Want for Christmas' nets Mariah Carey $500,000 in royalties each Christmas.
l7D4r TIL solar storms can affect our circadian rhythms, nervous systems, heart rate, blood pressure, mental health, and cognitive function. There is also an increase in adverse pregnancy outcomes. Some people are more sensative than others. This is according to Harvard School of Public Health research.
pyQ8 TIL that only one Soviet male was awarded the “Mother Heroine Medal” (reserved for women who bore at least 10 children), because he adopted 12 children.