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TIL The song Edelweiss is not actually an Austrian folk song and was written for "The Sound of Music"

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90w7 TIL that 10 years ago today Spain, a country with 94% Catholic population, passed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage, becoming just the third country to do so.
QJ7M6 TIL That after having been flown on more than 130 space shuttle missions between 1981 and 2011, M&M's created special space shuttle themed M&M's for the mission control team and astonauts of the final space shuttle mission on July 8th 2011
QN9Ye TIL Bolivia has experienced more than 190 coups d'état and revolutions since its independence was declared in 1825
pBrA TIL Tom Hardy had to wear stilts in his boots when portraying Bane in the Dark Knight Rises to make him appear taller and more imposing than Christian Bale’s Batman
lobN7 TIL the Mastic tree is only found on the island of Chios and has been harvested for 2500 years. It is used for digestive problems, colds, as a breath freshener (chewing gum) and a multitude of other uses. It was threatened by the Chios forest fires in August 2012