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TIL In the early 1930s one of the measures enacted by Brazil to alleviate the economic impact from the great depression was "Quota do sacrifício" [or Quota of Sacrifice] where the government ordered farmers to collect all coffee, pile it up and light it on fire.

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oRPlA TIL they had car phones in the 1940s
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b9rEE TIL some flutes found in Germany are the oldest musical instruments known
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Lka5v TIL: Angkor Wat was neither ancient nor forgotten; it was built starting in the 12th century and remained a pilgrimage site after being (mostly) abandoned