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TIL that Africa's arbitrary borders, which make the continent look like a patchwork and are responsible for many ethnic conflicts up to this day, were "made" at the Berlin Conference (1885) by European leaders.

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w0eE TIL that the Vatican does not recognize China as a legitimate sovereign state.
Z8KdD TIL the Knights Templar invented international banking and payable checks
yVJ5l TIL Research shows older childfree adults don't typically regret not having kids, and may experience even less desire to change aspects of their lives than their peers who had children.
neymP TIL: In 2013, a school shooter wore a "KILLER" shirt to sentencing, flipped off the victims families, and said he masturbates to their deaths (video)
o8kr TIL that engineers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab have developed a next-generation prosthetic: a robotic arm that has 26 joints, can curl up to 45 pounds and is controlled with a person’s mind just like a regular arm.