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TIL of Emmanuel Nwude, a Nigerian scammer who managed to sell a fake airport to a Brazilian bank for $242 million between 1995 and 1998.

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grdyA TIL the northernmost inhabited place in the world is "Alert" in Canada. The armed forces stay here all year round in tours, but the official population is 0. Average temperature is -17C (0F).
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