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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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NXnpQ TIL half ton lions roamed North/Central America and people hunted them.
VB008 TIL that in the UK, sports teams being relocated is extremely uncommon compared to the US, since the local football club is regarded by most English football supporters as part of the local identity and social fabric, rather than as a business that can be transplanted by its owners at will.
M7Xw7 TIL about Lauri Törni, who served in the Finnish Army, Waffen SS, and US Army. He is the only member of the Waffen-SS buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
MepvA TIL that currently only two nations operate naval vessels classed as "cruisers": the United States and Russia, and in both cases the vessels are primarily armed with guided missiles.
JgPv TIL Humans can run down any animal on Earth