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TIL that the Vatican City is named after the hill that it’s built upon, the name of which pre-dates Christianity

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dD7QK TIL the Amazon River discharges more water than the next 7 largest rivers in the world combined!
gB6W TIL Fred Waldo “The Great Impostor” pretended to be a surgeon in a Navy ship during the Korean War. When 16 severely wounded soldiers showed up, he speed-read the various surgeries he needed to perform, including major chest surgery. All soldiers survived.
0deEp TIL that in New Jersey, it is illegal for criminals to wear a bulletproof vest while committing a crime
kOLBe TIL There were people in Kentucky that had blue skin
KOkG9 TIL that Seattle City Lights paid an annual payment of $5000 to British Columbia for the loss of over 5,000 acres of land due to the filling up of the Ross Dam Reservoir