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TIL that a man became stranded in an African desert, 20 miles away from the nearest village, when his car broke down. He escaped by building a motorcycle from his broken car and rode it out of the desert.

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6bE8 TIL , the largest surrender since ww2 occurred when Pakistan surrendered 93,000 troops and half of the country to India during India-Pakistan war of 1971.The other half later became what is known today as Bangladesh.
j6jJv TIL there was a period when in Mexico graves were for subscription. Stop paying and your ancestors will be dug up
vPmOr TIL that humans are believed to be the only animals that can blush. That’s because embarrassment is a complicated emotion requiring understanding others’ opinions and other factors.
rRv1e TIL that Sam Houston, famous for being president of the Republic of Texas, refused to join the Confederate States of America, predicting that they would lose the civil war. Instead he pushed for the re establishment of an independent Texas.
aAW0 TIL That there is a mountain in Australia named Mt. Disappointment, named as the explorers found the view from it sub par and wanted to reflect that.