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TIL that the Vatican does not recognize China as a legitimate sovereign state.

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6ZKQ TIL Hans Christian Anderson ruined his friendship with Charles Dickens by inviting himself to his house and staying five weeks. He complained about the weather and service (no one would shave him), cut paper into weird shapes, and threw a fit on the lawn when his book got a bad review.
jWaj TIL Slate wrote a piece on why they believe the New York Times’ Mini crossword puzzles suck. The following day, the New York Times’ Mini crossword puzzle had three long Across answers which read, AWFUL PIECE SLATE.
agQy TIL that the actress Betty White is, in fact, older than sliced bread.
kOgW7 TIL the island of Montserrat is known as "The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean." Its inhabitants, most of whom descend from Irish indentured servants and enslaved Africans, speak a dialect of English that has features of both Irish and Afro-Caribbean dialects.
gMogD TIL in 1996, a Canadian man fled Canada and thought someone was out to kill him, took his money and drove to Knoxville, TN. He ended up dead in a parking lot with his money around his half-naked body. Police reports show the man was killed by a blow to the stomach. The case remains unsolved.