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TIL Russia and USA are only 3.8km apart at the nearest point

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BeBd TIL that Australia is the only continent outside of Antartica WITHOUT an established deer population.
9YZKD TIL Francisco Franco is credited with saving between 30,000 and 60,000 Jews during the nazi era. He is also thought to have been responsible for killing between 15,000 and 50,000 of his political opponents.
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