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TIL The most populous country that recognizes Taiwan is Guatelama, with a population of just under 18 million, followed by Haiti

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wDYE TIL Paul McCartney wrote the song “Hey, Jude” to console Julian Lennon during his parents breakup. Julian stated later that Paul was more of a father figure than John ever was.
VPXG TIL the text “This is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental" that’s at the end of films came about because the Russian prince who killed Rasputin sued MGM for not accurately depicting Rasputin’s murder in their 1932 film Rasputin and the Empress.
r1Wy TIL colourblind persons can be advantages to the military as it is easier for them to spot “camouflage” colours because the differences in texture and brightness are more apparent.
bNwQ TIL that Jackie Kennedy’s Pink Chanel suit won’t be publicly displayed until at least 2103 and is kept in a secret location in which “The temperature hovers between 65 and 68 °F (18 and 20 °C) degrees; the humidity is 40 percent; the air is changed six times an hour.”
rNEQ0 TIL the US government owns 80.1% of all the land in Nevada, 61.3% of all the land in Alaska, and 24.7% of all the land in the US.