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TIL in 1972, 80,000 Ugandan South Asians were expelled from Uganda because they were 'better off' than Ugandan Natives

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ADrJg TIL that in 1806 Andrew Jackson challenged a man to a duel after he made fun of his wife and wrote a letter to a newspaper calling him a "coward". Jackson ended up winning but got shot in the chest, and as a result had a bullet stuck near his heart for the rest of his life.
LQ05r TIL Tsunamis also happen in the Mediterranean.
mxRQx TIL Modern US nuclear-powered aircraft carriers typically refuel only once in their lifespan, at around the halfway mark of 25 years.
6Ey4W TIL of a 91 year old Czech granny, "street artist" (Anežka Kašpárková), who paints beautiful murals, with traditional Moravian motifs, on the sides of houses and churches.
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