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TIL : That the ancient Egyptians attempted to build a 110 meter long dam to control the Nile River - centuries before modern day Egypt tried it.

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QNKN6 TIL World War Z author Max Brooks balances dual fellowships at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and the Modern War Institute at West Point
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