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TIL of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a small island with 6000 inhabitants in the Gulf of Lawrence, 25 km off the coast of Newfoundland. It's the only remaining part of "New France" that still belongs to France. Inhabitants are French citizens and the euro is it's official currency.

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wLM58 TIL that Lenin's body has improved over time due to the new technique called plastination. It helps maintain the natural color, feel and flexibility of the tissues. Currently, there are no plans to remove the body from the mausoleum.
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neGOr TIL that in 1885, James Whitcomb Riley wrote and published a poem called "Little Orphant Allie", based on a little girl he had met named Alice (nicknamed Allie). Due to a typo in the published version, her name was misspelled as Little Orphan Annie, and this name became a much more famous character.