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TIL Russia has a system of inland waterways linking its northern ports on the Baltic Sea and Arctic Sea to the Black Sea. Called the Unified Deep Water System of European Russia

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KYmWQ TIL that in 2003, two men stole and flew a Boeing 727 from Angola’s Luanda Airport, and neither the aircraft nor the men have ever been found.
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kdWg TIL despite the infamous history of the Vietnam War, Vietnam today is one of the most pro-American countries in Asia, with 71% of Vietnamese people viewing the U.S. favorably
wLoe8 Everybody knows not to shine laser pointers in your eye. They could damage your vision! (Emphasis on could, since your eye’s blink reflex would probably protect your retina.) But what if you were an evil villain determined to make a death ray? How many laser pointers would it take to create a deadly weapon?
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