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TIL During the battle of 5 de mayo most of the people of Puebla supported The French for the Restoration of the Mexican Empire

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olJr TIL that during WWII, British intelligence leaked falsified information implying that V-2 rockets were overshooting London by 10 to 20 miles, which made the Germans undershoot and miss London for the rest of the war.
0d1pR TIL In 1994, Granger Washington approved the construction of a large cement dinosaur to attract tourists. The city adds a new dinosaur every year.
x6lv5 TIL Mafia receipts account for 9% of Italy’s GDP. The ‘Ndrangheta alone account for 3%.
bLwN TIL that Nigeria has overtaken Ireland in Guinness sales and is the number 2 consumer of Guinness world wide
YwyZ TIL it is hypothesized that early humans extensively cannibalized due to a genetic marker found in nearly every human which protects against brain diseases spread by cannibalism