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TIL There is a miniature replica of the Eiffel Tower in Greece

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jNlQ TIL there is a tree that owns itself in Athens, GA
7rDKO TIL Mutton busting is an event held at rodeos similar to bull riding or bronc riding, in which children ride or race sheep.
BgKnD TIL that Brigham Young was once a distiller
ERmo TIL a massive international airport was built in Spain at a cost of €1.1 billion. It attracted very little airline traffic, being 200 km from the nearest city, and closed four years after it opened.
oEkY TIL in 1976 a Soviet pilot defected to Japan with one of their most advanced jet, a MiG-25P. They returned it after learning all its secrets with a $40k bill asking for the shipping fare and repair for the damage it caused to the runway.