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TIL that the Inca Empire lasted less than 100 years

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Oo9xg TIL During the regime of General Sani Abacha (1993-98), Wole Soyinka (first African to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature) escaped from Nigeria. Abacha later proclaimed a death sentence against him "in absentia." With civilian rule restored to Nigeria in 1999, Soyinka returned to his nation.
6EEyZ TIL Hitler and Himmler believed Atlantis was the homeland of the Aryan race... and spent resources trying to find it
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GvVG TIL: Cuba was caught sending Weapons to North Korea just over a year ago