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TIL Djibouti is the capital of Djibouti, and it has more people than the rest of Djibouti combined

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gMab9 TIL a Jewish woman saved her own life and her sister's life in a German concentration camp by playing Chopin so beautifully that the commanding officer declared "She shall live."
rNexe TIL about La Masia, FC Barcelona's youth academy. More than a 1,000 boys 6 to 8 tryout every year. It is widely credited as being the driving force behind FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team's huge success. Alumni include Guardiola, Xavi, Iniesta, Messi and most recently Lamine Yamal.
8awZb TIL: A woman in Australia played the set for life lottery, she chose the numbers to her aniversay and purchased two identical tickets one for her and one for her husband. The numbers come in, the first prize is $20,000 a month tax free for life... They got a combined $40,000om for each ticket win!
MVWb TIL Guinness stout has fewer calories than skim milk, orange juice, and many popular beers
5VO99 TIL in 1879, a French peasant woman and her husband claimed (falsely) to have inherited a large sum of money from a stranger who’s life they saved on a train. They lived in luxury for 20 years until the safe was opened and contained a brick and an English halfpenny.