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TIL: Africa, at 30,500 km of Coastline, Has Less Than Half of the EU’s 68,000 km Despite Being Three Times Larger

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Mneb TIL the term “Riding shotgun” was used to describe the guard who rode alongside a stagecoach driver, ready to use his shotgun to ward off bandits or Native Americans.
MYBA TIL there is a “designated survivor” should anything happen to all of the top officials in the US
4XwVN TIL The Commonwealth of Kentucky didn't take the word "darkies" out of their official state song until 1986.
epno5 TIL there is a statue of Rocky Balboa in the Serbian village of Žitište
w7P7 TIL that doctors in Ancient Rome used an early form of electrotherapy to successfully treat neurological conditions such as epilepsy and migraines. They administered the charges by placing electric torpedo fish on the patient’s head.