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TIL only 8,900 people visited Turkmenistan in 2012

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8VvX TIL George Washington considered burning down all of NYC
oBXKY TIL that though it has “Australian” in the name, and they commonly go by “Aussies” for short, the dog breed Australian Shepards are completely American.
vb5r TIL that Islandia, Florida (population 5) was an incorporated city with no school, no sewers, no courthouse, no shops, no road leading in or out, and a fraudulent government made up of people who did not live there. It took over 50 years for the state to finally abolish it.
R7rL6 TIL that the very first Medal of Honor recipient, Pvt. Jacob Parrott, received the honor in 1863 after stealing a train just north of Atlanta and riding it north to the TN border. Along the way, they destroyed track switches and cut telegraph lines, severely limiting Confederate communications.
9gdD TIL the environmental cost of a reusable canvas bag is equivalent to 400 plastic bags. Unless you reuse it at least 400 times, you’d be better off sticking with plastic.