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TIL The United States helped overthrow a democratically elected government in Brazil

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W7kDA TIL there's a fake American Wild West town in England, called Laredo, built by re-enactors, who bring it to life every other weekend.
nevgd TIL that Sodium Nitrate, an essential oxidizing component in gun powder, was discovered by 9th century Taoist monks that were actually trying to create an elixir of immortality.
N7Xde TIL that Russian dolls aren't even really Russian and were imported from Asia in the 19th century
dDNQ7 TIL that sailors call the Suez Canal, the "Marlboro Canal", because of having to hand out crates of Marlboro to Egyptian pilots and authorities as an extortion fee.