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TIL that Teddy Roosevelt co-led an expedition to South America where he navigated a newly discovered river called the "River of Doubt"

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vPPAK TIL Liberia (West Africa) was founded in 1822 with the aim of establishing a self-sufficient colony for emancipated American slaves. It is Africa's first and oldest modern republic. Its capital city Monrovia was named after US Pres James Monroe, a prominent supporter of the founding of Liberia.
bm90 TIL that there’s a chef dedicated to recreating the burgers from Bob’s Burgers
OoQxe TIL about corriearklet, the word describing the moment at which two people, approaching from opposite ends of a long passageway, recognize each other and immediately pretend they haven’t, to avoid the embarrassment of having to continue recognizing each other the whole length of the corridor.
XEMbj TIL One of the most popular national daily newspapers in Japan circulated an entirely recyclable newspaper. It had plant seeds embedded in the news print. After reading, you could plant the newspaper directly into soil and it would grow.
xV7wB TIL half of the plastic on Earth has been created since 2002, and we each consume a credit card's worth of plastic every week