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TIL Abraham Lincoln was made an honorary citizen of the Republic of San Marino

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J1p0k TIL that The Island of the Dolls, located in Mexico, is filled with antique dolls. While it's accessible by gondola-like boats, most rowers are willing to transport people to the island, but there are those who refuse out of superstition.
R71yQ TIL that despite being first built almost 30 years ago, the McLaren F1 is still the fastest road car with a naturally aspirated (non-turbo) engine.
JYWRB TIL that Russia has an extremely long and sophisticated history of secret biological weapons development, including using such weapons.
K9lG TIL a giant bronze statue of RoboCop is to be erected in Detroit this year thanks to a Kickstarter.
AkQg TIL there is an exoplanet roughly two times the size of earth, 55 Cancri E, that has a crust made of diamond 2500 miles thick