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TIL in 1991 a youth group in Denmark wrote to Gorbachev of Russia to ask for a free submarine. He said yes, and 3 years later they received a massive 76 meter (250 ft) submarine.

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gr16L TIL After the success of the 1977 anime Rascal the Raccoon, up to 1,500 raccoons were imported as pets each year afterwards. Their descendants have spread to the entire country, damaged 80% of the Buddhist temples, and cause over $215,000 in agricultural damage each year.
GkbN TIL there is a micro nation in Nevada named Molossia that consists only of a house, front yard and back yard. It also declared war on east Germany.
vP7j TIL that corporal punishment (spanking) is still practiced in the United States and in the 2006-07 school year more than ¼ million kids were spanked. A disproportionate number of those hit were children with disabilities
N74Ze TIL that Allen Klein, Rolling Stones manager and owner of the song "Dead Flowers," which plays at the end of "The Big Lebowski," initially wanted $150,000 for it. He was then convinced to let them use it for free when he saw the scene in which The Dude says, "I hate the fuckin' Eagles, man!"
rRnJx TIL citizens of the Dutch city Zwolle are colloquially known as Bluefingers due to the 1682 sale of the town church's bells to the town of Kampen. After finding the bells too damaged for use, Kampen paid Zwolle entirely in pennies; fingers in Zwolle turned blue after counting so much change.