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TIL an Ethiopian goatherd Kaldi probably discovered Arabian coffee. In the 9th century, he observed his energetic flock after they chewed on coffee plant berries.

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rAx1 TIL When the slaves were freed from the USA, some went back to Africa and promptly enslaved the native africans based on the plantation methods they learnt in the states.
0MVy TIL That if you take all the letters from the word “wizard” and swap them with opposite letters (a->z, b->y), it spells wizard backwards.
x67MD TIL about the Amami rabbit, native to Amami Ōshima and reminiscent of ancient rabbits, which exclusively inhabits two small islands in Japan.
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D1O9D TIL an eighth grade girl was detained by police after she attempted to buy her lunch with a 2 dollar bill. After bringing the bill to the bank, they determined it was real