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TIL George Clooney’s Satellites have Captured Piles of Bodies and Mass Graves in Sudan

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Z8NLD TIL Sudan has more than 200 pyramids dating back to 5,000 years, some of them are at the risk of being buried by shifting sand dunes
9eBQ TIL that after David Bowie released his album “Low”, Nick Lowe responded by releasing an EP called “Bowi”.
Z81vD TIL The DEA raided Thomas Jefferson's Monticello estate in 1987. It removed the poppy plants that had been planted continually there since Jefferson was alive and using opium from them.
8eeab TIL one of the original dwarves in Disney’s Snow White was named “Deafy” whose primary trait was misunderstanding others. This idea was later jettisoned in favor of “Sneezy”.
d8Vgr TIL nearly every major vehicle in the British Army is equipped with a boiling vessel (to make tea). This tradition started with tanks near the end of WWII. It was safer than the improvised cans filled with fuel, and it reduced break time.