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TIL: 7,000 years ago, the Sahara Desert and the Arabian desert were actually grassland suitable for pastoral farming

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KO47E TIL there is a museum in Austin, MN dedicated to Spam, and it tells the history of Hormel company, the origins of the canned product, and its place in world culture. The Spam Museum is free of charge, and the volunteer guides, known as Spambassadors, offer visitors tours and free Spamples to savor.
GeE7 TIL there’s a brand of eye shadow named “Nic Cage Raking Leaves On A Brisk October Afternoon”.
Wkj4B TIL that in June 2017 the NAACP issued a travel warning to African-American travelers for the entire state of Missouri
EvPx TIL in 1973 the USA helped overthrow the elected democratic socialist president Allende in Chile and replaced it with a dictatorship
VMgDQ TIL that opponents to the proposed bridge linking Detroit to Canada posted fake eviction notices onto local Detroit houses claiming the land was needed to make way for the new bridge. The main opponent to the bridge was the billionaire who owns the only bridge between Detroit and Canada.