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TIL that Liberia, Africa was founded in the early 1800s by the American Colonization Society (ACS), a group of Afro-Americans/Afro-Caribbeans, funded largely by white Americans. Liberia was run by the minority descendants of the Americo-Liberians until the assassination of President Tolbert in 1980.

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a8BoN TIL that Saturn's rings are only 100 million years old, making them younger than the dinosaurs or the Appalachian Mountains.
yQv0v TIL That the name "Soccer" is actually British in origin.
DQA4r TIL: Mickey Mouse will be in the public domain in 2024.
BZBe TIL: All aircraft carriers in history (save two) have their bridges on the starboard side due to a near universal tendency of pilots to veer left in an emergency.
oR1AR TIL a 1991 study by the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded that a Camel cigarette ad campaign featuring the mascot Joe Camel was far more successful at advertising to children than adults. The campaign ended in 1997 after increased litigation & pressure from U.S. federal agencies.