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TIL that there's a sovereign micro-state called "Andorra" located along the border of France and Spain that, with the exception of a few minor setbacks, has preserved independence for over 1,000 years

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lPWa TIL Heavyweight Boxer Wladimir Klitschko donated his 1996 Olympic Gold Medal to a charity auction to help Ukrainian children, and was sold for $1 Million dollars. It was immediately returned to him by the buyer, who wanted it to remain in the Klitschko family.
KGra TIL that many personal checks written by Marlon Brando were often never cashed as his signature was usually worth more than the amount on the check.
VeGZ TIL that the U.S. put strict regulations on steam engines because they were dangerous to operate. To get around this law, one company made boilers full of boiling gasoline instead of water.
5VwAR TIL about the Crazy Horse Memorial, the World’s Largest Mountain Carving which has been actively under construction since 1948 in South Dakota
4k0LJ TIL there is a Catholic saint named Lucifer. Lucifer of Cagliari is revered as a saint on the island of Sardinia