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TIL the internet weighs about the same as a strawberry

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8ae0G TIL Winston Churchill Avenue is the only road to get from Spain to Gibraltar, and drivers must pass straight through runway 09/27 at Gibraltar International Airport. Similar to a railroad crossing, the road is temporarily closed when airplanes are coming to land.
Ob5g TIL Russia didn’t consider beer to be an alcoholic beverage until 2011. Before then it was classified as a soft drink.
oB7ro TIL the prop used as Radar O'Reilly's teddy bear in MAS*H was a 1950s-vintage Cubbi Gund Cuddle Bear. Considering the television show was set during the Korean War, the prop master chose a Teddy bear that would have been appropriate for the time period.
4kKPN TIL the first Minnesota Twins mascot was named Twinkie and only lasted two years.
b6epN TIL the song ‘I’ll Be missing You’ by Puff Daddy was a huge success spending 11 weeks at number one. Puff Daddy did not secure rights to the song so Sting sued and owns 100% of the royalties until 2053.