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TIL The CIA has backed 7 coups around the world

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loDoK TIL Mt. Rushmore was traditionally known as the Six Grandfathers (Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe). Named by Lakota medicine man after a vision of the six sacred directions: west, east, north, south, above, and below; said to represent kindness and love, full of years and wisdom, like human grandfathers.
PvNn TIL that only 17% of the Egyptian Population is actually Arab
0wD1p TIL: Despite thinking of ourselves as the masters of the planet, the average Hurricane releases energy equivalent of our largest ever nuclear bomb every 60 minutes and produces 5 times the energy the entire human race uses in a year.
J1aZV TIL that the Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on Earth and can be seen from outer space. It is home to thousands of species of marine life and is considered one of the world's most beautiful natural wonders
E1690 TIL the Bon Jovi song “August 7, 4:15”’was written about the strange death of his tour manager’s daughter who was just 6. She was found at the side of the road just a few houses away from her house. Her cause of death was blunt force trauma but what killed her remains speculation today.