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TIL out of the 50 most dangerous cities in the world, Brazil has 21 of them.

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R5eLj TIL in 2009, Swiss special forces planned to rescue two hostages held by Gaddafi. Ideas included exfil by car, boat, or submarine. The mission was aborted for legal and diplomatic reasons.
yQ1dw TIL in 1967, Stalin's daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva defected to the US
W76AN TIL there's a Bob's Big Boy statue in the middle of a field near Cody, Wyoming
NPLQ TIL One out of every four bridges in America either carries more traffic than originally intended or is in need of repair.
XEM7j TIL that AllSpice is not a mixed spice. Also known as Pimenta, AllSpice is made from the dried unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica and originates from Central and South American. It was named ‘Allspice’ by the English because it combined the flavours of clove, nutmeg and cinnamon