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TIL the Missouri River, not the Mississippi, is actually the longest river in America

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7809x TIL that, during the African humid period (late Pleistocene to early Holocene), Sahara was an open grass savannah with shrubs and trees, lakes and rivers, populated with crocodiles, frogs and baboons
Y79P7 TIL between 1962 and 1989 the West German government bought nearly 34,000 East German political prisoners for approximately 40,000 Deutsche Mark (roughly 20,000 Euro) per Person.
nW4X7 TIL German Chocolate Cake is named after an American "Samuel German"
aw5DZ TIL that the largest city in the world that cannot be reached by road is Iquitos, Peru. The city has a population of over 600,000 people and is considered to be Peru's gateway into the Amazon Forest.
aKY9 TIL in 1953 North and South Korea created the DMZ, a demilitarized zone, between their two countries to discourage fighting. Today the 150 mile long strip of land is home to 1600 rare plants, 300 rare fungi, and houses some of the most endangered animals in the world, such as the White-Naped Crane.