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AjWw TIL that if Texas had the same population density as New York City, all of the world’s 7.4 billion people would fit inside the state’s borders.
QJ8o9 TIL that the earliest written record of the Finnish language is someone saying "I want to speak Finnish, [but] I am not able".
69wmw TIL the American roller coaster was invented to save Americans from Satan. In 1884, LaMarcus Thompson built the first coaster at Coney Island specifically because the area was filled with brothels and saloons he wanted to draw people away from.
Ap9d TIL that in 1970 due to a wheat production quota dispute between a Farming family in west Australia and the Government, the family declared their land to be independent from Australia and created a legal micro-nation called the Principality of Hutt River which exists till today.
7rRQx TIL the soft soil that causes the Leaning Tower of Piza to tilt has protected it from at least 4 strong earthquakes.