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TIL Russia owns an area of land the size of a small country in mainland Europe, with a population of 1 million. It is not connected to Russia by land and is sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland.

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NXbLM TIL the album "A Christmas Gift For You" was released on Nov 22, 1963 - the same day JFK was assassinated - which led to the album’s low sales. After being reissued in 1972, the album started gaining popularity, and in 2019, it was ranked as the greatest Christmas album of all time by Rolling Stone.
x6Jv1 TIL that the n in 7-ELEVEn is lowercase because the President's wife thought that all caps looked too aggressive and harsh. She thought the change made the logo appear to be more graceful.
6917X TIL that one of Saint Nicholas' most renowned gifts was providing a destitute man with sufficient funds for each of his three daughters to receive a suitable dowry. This enabled the three girls to circumvent a life of prostitution to sustain themselves.
6E6BJ TIL the term "Boston Tea Party" didn't appear in print until nearly 60 years after the actual event. For most of its early history it was known as the "destruction of the tea."
BrlWx TIL Lynette Fromme once attempted to kill President Gerald Ford in 1975.