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TIL: France has assassinated 22 African presidents since 1963

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OowKY TIL Animated series Captain Pugwash was believed to have featured characters with risqué names such as Master Bates, Seaman Staines and Roger the Cabin Boy. They were actually Master Mate, Tom the Cabin Boy, and Pirates Barnabas and Willy. Two British newspapers were successfully sued for the error.
Qe49 TIL In 1996 NASA generated electricity with a satellite on a 13 mile long wire, released from Space Shuttle. The wire was clearly visible from Earth and was one of the biggest human-made objects in space.
xjpo TIL The final words of Terry Kath (from the band Chicago) were “Don’t worry, it’s not loaded” whilst playing with guns
ZpyB TIL That Iceland has more books written, read, and sold per capita than any other country and that one in ten Icelanders will become a published author in their lifetime
5YQNk TIL Liquid cremation an alternative to using flame to cremate bodies liquid chemicals heat and pressure are used to basically dissolve the body.