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TIL there exists the idea, that the growing Hispanic population in the American Southwest will allow Mexico to regain these territories, called the Reconquista.

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xVmO1 TIL that the largest gold nugget ever found (called the Welcome Stranger), would be worth approximately $4.5M USD today, discovered by two miners John Deason and Richard Oates on February 5, 1869, near Moliagul, in the state of Victoria, Australia.
0w0N TIL Eighty percent of Soviet males born in 1923 died in WWII
JYPZk Today I learned about the death spiral. It's when two eagles soar up to high altitude, lock talons, and tumble and cartwheel toward Earth They let go before reaching the ground, it is part of a mating ritual
epeNL TIL Despite having possessed four colonies in Africa, Italy teaches its language in only one Eritrean school
WkLlN TIL the original Star Wars trilogy only had 3 female speaking roles, excluding Leia, for a combined 63 seconds of dialogue