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TIL Bolivia has experienced more than 190 coups d'état and revolutions since its independence was declared in 1825

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GAXD4 TIL Dobro resonator guitars; with large metallic, sound plates, are much louder. All metal-body resonator guitars inspired Paul Simon's Going to Graceland line, "The Mississippi Delta was shining like a National guitar." David Gilmour's Dobro sold for a record (no pun intended) $112,500. in 1979.
kOOad TIL South Park's Ike Brovlofski is voiced by Trey Parker's daughter Betty & it is ridiculously adorable
kOKE5 TIL Color blindness isn’t common in females because there’s a low likelihood that a female will inherit both genes required for the condition. However, only one gene is needed for red-green color blindness in males. Globally, 1 in 12 males and 1 in 200 females are colorblind.
neLQd TIL that Bessie Coleman was not only the first African-American woman to hold a pilot's licence, but also the first Native American to do so.
jmLv TIL in 2010 research was done to find the most effective promotion strategy for employers. For the control group they used random selection. Random won.