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TIL there was a plan in the 1930’s to totally reconfigure the interior of Africa by creating a series of huge inland seas.

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6EwAw TIL that there are approximately 80 hippos in Columbia. This is because Pablo Escobar had 4 imported from America in 1981 for his own private collection. The hippos escaped and have now shade what is believed to be a positive impact on Columbian river ecosystems.
dD8R9 TIL that Attila the Hun traveled so far and wide that there is even an early Viking poem from the 9th century (called an Edda), a revenge poem, that chronicles the apocryphal adventure of two Viking brothers who visit Attila's home, steal all his wealth and burn down his kingdom.
OoOR1 TIL the reason we don't dream about our smartphones is because dreams allow us to process our anxieties and fears. And with mobile phones being a more recent development, we don't see it in our dreams. Therefore our dreams are more about escaping a threatening situation than about smartphones.
YpdrB TIL: Brittney Spears has not been in control of her life for many years and only works to enrich her father who acts as her conservator.
D1ZQV TIL that just 3 countries, the United States, Canada, and Chile, account for 98% of the world production of cranberries