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TIL Russia was founded by swedish vikings.

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yVB1M TIL that the current heir to the House of Habsburg-Lorraine is Ferdinand Habsburg, an Austrian racing driver. A descendant of the House of Habsburg and a grandson of Otto von Habsburg, the last crown prince of Austria-Hungary, his titles and honorifics are unofficial due to Austria being a republic.
4XprR TIL California's economy is now the 5th-biggest in the world, and has overtaken the UK, India & France
vjE4 TIL That there is a website called worldometers which updates various statistics such as births, deaths, economic expenditure and CO2 emissions (as well as much more) in real time.
9Yo9X TIL about the Chocolate Bar Strike: in 1947, Canadian children went on strike because the price of candy bars had risen from 5 to 8 cents.
Mee8B TIL prior to the advent of commercial aviation, "air-line" referred to railroads that used relatively straight and direct routes.