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TIL the area around Palm Springs, California, one of the hottest, driest places on earth, is sitting on over 100 years worth of water even if they did not receive another drop from any other source. It's 13,000 feet deep and has enough to supply 83 million people a year, yet only 436,000 live there.

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VBQv4 TIL that Paraguay lost 70% of their male Population in the Triple Alliance War
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epj4L TIL Harriet Tubman was the first woman in American history to lead a major military operation. She also served as a Union spy and scout in the Confederacy during the Civil War.
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