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TIL the Persian Gulf was once a very fertile and inhabited valley having flooded during the start of recorded history during the time of the Sumerians

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vAgx TIL: In her 85 years of life, Napoleon Bonaparte’s mother (1750-1836) lived long enough to see the collapse of the French monarchy, the French Revolution, the crowning of her son as Emperor, his death, the collapse of his empire, and the restoration of the monarchy.
EaVo TIL The last living person with the title Caesar is Tzar Simeon II of Bulgaria. When he dies there will be no one with the title for the first time since 68AD.
WkZ4L TIL that Coca-Cola was fined approximately $2000 by the Hungarian Authority for Consumer Protection for Ads With Same-Sex Couples ‘Undermining Adolescents’ Moral Development’.
GRxj TIL that oranges are not even in the top ten list of common foods when it comes to vitamin C levels.
oBAK8 TIL People who are liberals tend to have a more active conflict-related anterior cingulate activity response, which could suggest a better ability to change habitual behaviour.