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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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v18X4 TIL In 1970, the Oregon Highway Division consulted with the US Navy and decided the best way to dispose of a whale carcass was to blow it up with a 1/2 ton of dynamite. The explosion caused blubber to rain down on spectators for over a 1/4 of a mile. A large chunk demolished a car.
R7Dw7 TIL Orcas, or "killer whales," are actually dolphins.
yVGAl TIL the Trojan Horse is most probably a myth and might not have existed.
OV7Y TIL When filming in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Ewan McGregor kept imitating the noise of the lightsaber during his fights. George Lucas explained many times that this would be added in by the special effects people later on. Ewan said “I keep getting carried away”.
xVZvw TIL of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a small island with 6000 inhabitants in the Gulf of Lawrence, 25 km off the coast of Newfoundland. It's the only remaining part of "New France" that still belongs to France. Inhabitants are French citizens and the euro is it's official currency.