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TIL The Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu has only one hotel- the 16 room Vaiaku Langi Hotel near the airport on Funafuti

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wMkP TIL that the word “Tycoon” is a corruption of the Japanese word 大君 ‎(taikun, “great prince”). Which was the tile for the Shogun of Japan.
Ajko TIL For the Apollo 11 moon landing conspiracy theory to be true, over 400,000 people would need to be part of the secret.
9YED7 TIL many organ donation recipients report new traits and tendencies (such as food cravings) that they share with their donor.
Ld8d TIL In 1997 Charles Barkley was in court because he threw a man out of a first floor window during a bar fight. When asked by a judge if he regretted anything he replied, “yeah, I regret we weren’t on a higher floor.”
evg4 TIL in 1861 a slave took over a confederate ship and delivered it to the Union. He was then given the ship to command during the Civil War.