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TIL an expedition to find the Niger River accidentally chose the Niger River as a starting point.

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woOnJ TIL there is evidence that the panda’s dedicated bamboo diet may have originated at least six million years ago.
p5xN TIL that home ownership in Romania is 95.6%, Spain 77.7%, Greece 75.8% while in Germany it’s 52.6% and Switzerland only 44%.
woGgY TIL Benedict Arnold burned down New London, Connecticut after the Battle of Groton Heights on September 6th, 1781
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