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TIL that between 1895 and 1908 the population of the Belgian Congo declined by between 2 and 13 million due to colonial brutality and diseases caused by colonialism.

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A7ad TIL in 1973, a Libyan passenger jet having navigational problems wandered into Israeli airspace. When 2 Israeli F-4s intercepted the jet and instructed the crew to land, they refused because of bad Libyan-Israeli relations at the time. The jet was then shot down, killing 108 people.
D1lGP TIL that in the extinct Aboriginal Mbabaram language, the word for 'dog' is 'dog'. This is purely coincidental as Mbabaram is unrelated to the English language.
jD0j TIL babies are (probably) genetically engineered to look more like their fathers than their mothers, so that fathers will be inclined to believe their paternity.
QABk TIL German citizens can travel to 177 territories without a visa/visa given on arrival, the most in the world.
v7QD TIL widespread date-rape drink spiking is an ‘urban legend’ and has been debunked by academic research, showing the majority of those claiming to have had their drink spiked simply consumed too much alcohol