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TIL the ancient Greeks were heavily influenced by the Egyptians, who would frequently welcome them and even teach them their language and culture

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NKjb TIL in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, public transportation is free for its residents.
X0eJ6 TIL Prehistoric monkeys migrated from Africa to South America by traversing the Atlantic Ocean on natural rafts
R5lx7 TIL that the oxygen for emergency masks on planes does not come from tanks, but instead from a chemical reaction
yQQXv TIL Doctors use Coca-Cola to dissolve human hairballs (gastric bezoars). Instructions: drink 10 cans within 12 hours.
Y7P77 TIL about Ramon Berenguer IV who was born in 1198. He and his wife Beatrice had four daughters. They became the Queens of France, England, Sicily and The Holy Roman Empire. The couple were also huge supporters of troubadours.