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TIL that Scotland has 421 words for "snow".

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v1QlL TIL that from 1977-2011, the national flag of Libya was literally a green rectangle
ZNNB TIL the band Vulfpeck asked fans to stream a five minute silent album on repeat on Spotify so they could earn enough royalties to go on tour. The earnings from Spotify came in at $19,655.56.
1aP5P TIL of "The Battle of the Words" in 1915 during WW1, where Belgian and German trenches were a mere 45 metres (150 feet) apart, leading to each sides throwing insults at each other all day and night. It eventually became so annoying the Belgian commander forbade his men from talking to the Germans.
XE5yP TIL that the country of Iraq takes its name from the 5000+ year old Sumerian city of Uruk, home of the legendary King Gilgamesh
Roka TIL that in Canada, a sex doll in a schoolgirl outfit is considered “child pornography”.