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TIL about Ngerllumund which is the smallest capital city of a sovereign nation on Earth. It consists solely of government buildings and has a recorded population of 0

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DQneY TIL That besides Las Vegas New South Wales has the highest amount of sloth machines at 95,000, and they’re mostly being used for money laundering.
OMv6 TIL - The Canadian Government sent 1000’s of personnel, 3 warships, the Coast Guard, and divers to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina – In locations the USA were reluctant to go to because of contamination.
0wARM TIL John Cena can speak basic Mandarin. WWE taught wrestlers basic phrases in an effort to expand into China, but Cena was fascinated by the language and learned as much as he could, even having a tutor and flash cards.
b9Xo0 TIL that every year Mariah Carey earns £376,000 (approx $485,000 USD) in royalties from "All I want for Christmas"
1a1lW TIL China has 7 coffee shops that are a blatant ripoffs of Starbucks, competing with actual Starbucks without any legal consequences.