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TIL the USA state of Vermont has more miles of unpaved roads than paved roads.

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ANGnd TIL that "historians have determined that nearly 50 percent of the population of Sicily and southern Italy has Italian Jewish roots and was once Jewish."
VBWdB TIL There are around 300 petroglyph sites on the British Columbia coast, with concentrations on Gabriola Island. Only fewer than 30 can be dated and erosion means it is unlikely ancient carvings would be preserved. The Snuneymuxw request no photographs or rubbings be taken of the petroglyphs
0wV9R TIL that in the mid-1970s, several years after having left The Monkees, musician Peter Tork worked as a high school teacher in Los Angeles, where he taught music, social studies, math, French, and history, and also coached baseball.
4kKBw TIL that the inhabitants of Sri Lanka repelled two Malay invasions during the 13th century
6laZ TIL before R.L. Stine published his award winning children’s book series “Goosebumps” He was contracted to write “Spaceballs: The Book”