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TIL The Vatican has its own telescope staffed by priests, and has previously been given awards for the pursuit of scientific research.

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gMr5W TIL Quebec passed a law barring French speaking students from attending English-based primary and secondary schools. This was done to combat the loss of Canadian French speakers. The language has been on the decline in Canada.
LQgpm TIL The tallest dam on earth, the Usoi Dam, is not man-made. The dam is a landslide from the 1911 Sarez earthquake that blocked the Murghab River in Tajikistan. In 2015 the dam survived a 7.2 magnitude earthquake with no signs of deterioration.
kOVV1 TIL in New Zealand you require neither licencing or training to captain a recreational boat.
lKbK TIL Lark Voorhies (Lisa Turtle from Saved by the Bell) wrote a book rife with grammatical errors and insane ramblings called “True Light”. The first paragraph alone has over 70 commas.
Y7kPP TIL that the Tysfjorden splits Norway's road network into two. There is no way to go between the northern and the southern parts of the mainland without using a ferry or going through Sweden.