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TIL You can be allergic to water.

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N7vJ1 TIL "Marcha Real" the national anthem of Spain.It is one of only four national anthems(along with those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and San Marino) that has no official lyrics.Though the Marcha Real has no lyrics, words have been written and used for it in the past.
voeB TIL Vatican City has the lowest age of consent (12) in Europe.
6E74w TIL that Ted Danson performed in blackface at the Friar's Club roast of Whoopi Goldberg. He made extensive use of the n-word and ate a watermelon onstage. "Goldberg defended the sketch, explaining that she had helped write much of the material"
QJbdX TIL that For the first time, all 5,000 objects found inside king Tutankhamun’s tomb will be displayed together in the world’s largest archeological museum dedicated to a single civilisation: Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza, Egypt, in the next year (2021).
R7WNa TIL the last battle between British and US forces on American soil took place in Alabama in 1815. The British abandoned their assault on Mobile when HMS Brazen arrived with news of a peace treaty.