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TIL the German government declines to consider Scientology as a religion.

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6L5Y TIL that basically none of the casinos we associate with Las Vegas are officially in the city of Las Vegas. They’re all located in an unincorporated town named Paradise.
nxv9 TIL New York City has no Wal-Marts
BrXMb TIL GravityLight is an LED light powered by a bag filled with 20 lbs of rocks or earth, attached to a cord, which slowly descends and powers the light for up to 20 minutes & takes only seconds to reset. Intended as a replacement for kerosene lamps in the developing world it has no operating costs
4kDWN TIL the NY Times Square ball is: 12 feet in diameter, weighs nearly 12,000 pounds, is covered with 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles, is lit by 32,256 LED lights, and can display billions of colors and patterns
e0MMb TIL of Anthony McAuliffe. He commanded the 101 Airborne Division when it was encircled by the Germans in Bastogne. When presented with a surrender proposal from the Germans, he sent his official reply as "NUTS!"