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TIL about Nahwa, a village in the UAE, surrounded by an Omani territory, which is surrounded by the UAE

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GYKG7 TIL Apollo-11 trajectory to the Moon is named "Kondratyuk Route" after a self-educated Ukrainian who had calculated it 50 years before the lunar flight
neQRd TIL Oklahoma fishermen cannot legally sell paddlefish eggs used to make caviar because the Russian Mafia took control of a rural section of river & started an egg smuggling operation, transporting the eggs for sale in Russia.
ADB9o TIL that today, August 22, is the feast day of St. Guinefort, the Dog Venerated as a Saint
GYNME TIL about Monte Melkonian, an American citizen, who joined the Nagorno-Karabakh war in the early 90’s. With little military experience he rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in command of 4 thousand men. He is recognized as a hero in Armenia with statues standing today in his honor.
kxEg TIL Hitler was a vegetarian and against any form of animal cruelty. During movies in which animal cruelty was portrayed, he would cover his eyes and look away until someone said the scene was over.