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TIL about the History of Central Asia

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D6j TIL Nicolas Cage earned $20 Million for playing Superman, even though he never actually played Superman…
awgbN TIL of James Martin Stagg, a meteorologist for the allies in WW2 tasked with finding the day with the right conditions for the D-Day invasion. His team and him predicted that the weather would clear up on June 6th, which the Germans didn’t predict. He was right and D-Day was successful.
P115e TIL in 1775 South Carolina had a Northern part and Southern part with Georgia right in the middle.
dD4oQ TIL about rescue buoys used in the English channel in WWII. Designed to provide shelter for the pilots or crew of aircraft shot down or forced to make an emergency landing over water, they contained food, cigarettes, liquor, flares and even board games to pass the time.
wL6RE TIL any former President of the US not removed from office will have a lifetime of perks including pensions and Secret Service protection.