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TIL The Knights of Malta (aka Hospitallers) are considered the world's smallest sovereign state and even issue their own passports.

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PeeG TIL that not only is there an actor named Denzel Whitaker, but he was in a movie with Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker.
K0Dw TIL 1930’s starlet Hedy Lamarr invented a new technology to stop Nazi’s from jamming Navy torpedoes, but the idea was rejected until 1962 and implemented during the Cold War. Her frequency hopping technology is also the basis for modern Bluetooth.
rRxVd TIL that Marlon Brando improvised the orange peel scene in the Godfather Part 1. Coppola revealed: "“[Brando] said, ‘Here’s how I play with kids,’ and took an orange peel, cut it into pieces that looked like fangs and slipped them into his mouth.”
m10ao TIL that twin popsicles were created during the great depression so that two children can each enjoy a popsicle for a nickle.
b9D59 TIL Abdol Hossein Sardari is credited with saving thousands of Jews in Europe, and given the title "Schindler of Iran"