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aXgN TIL It is only 8.7 miles from Europe to Africa and there is talk of building a bridge or tunnel
PDrE TIL Alexander The Great named around 70 cities after himself.
9Rwr TIL former dictator of Equatorial Guinea Francisco Macias Nguema banned the use of lubricants in Malabo city power plant, saying he could run it using magic. The plant exploded.