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TIL that Google Earth is censored by the Dutch goverment in an unique way.

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KYwLQ TIL that Napoleon once gave an ornately decorated tiara (a crown) to the pope with 3345 precious jewels inlaid into it. This was actually intended to be an insult, as the tiara weighed 18 pounds and was too small to fit on a human head.
wQe7 TIL Prince used a picture of Dave Chappelle dressed as Prince for a 2013 album cover
rRKrM TIL Mexico City is built in a bowl with no natural escape for water. Floods in 1629 left the city underwater for 4 years.
78omX TIL that there was a spinoff of Final Fantasy XIl in the works by a Swedish game developer (Grin), but Square Enix disapproved of the game developer's Nordic art style. SE refused to bankroll the idea and Grin filed for bankruptcy.