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TIL that the "Founder of Modern Egypt" was actually an Albanian by the name of Mohammad Ali, and he ruled over Egypt, Sudan, The Levant, Mecca, and Medina at the peak of his power within the Ottoman Empire.

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v1OML TIL of "Operation Snow White", an operation carried out by the Church of Scientology, was one of the largest infiltration of the US government in history.
GQBJ TIL if you are older than 29, every puppy you saw as a baby is dead.
xl67 TIL that in 1310, a Mali ruler called Abu Bakr II tried to cross the Atlantic Ocean with 400 ships. Only 1 ship who refused to follow him made it back
N7vDP TIL the founders of the Fosters beer brand in Australia, William and Ralph Foster, were not native Australians; they were Irish-American immigrants from New York that emigrated to Australia in 1886, one year before Foster's beer was founded
KOBEJ TIL Sloths can swim three times faster than they can walk on land. And because of their ability to slow their heart rates to one-third its normal rate, they can also hold their breath for a whopping 40 minutes under water.