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TIL that humans and koala have identical finger prints

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wLkx7 TIL: In the American Civil War both sides employed logs which were carved, painted and mounted to look like cannons at a distance. This gave the impression that a fort or strong point was better armed than it actually was. They were called "Quaker Cannons" and repeatedly proved effective.
4kMP6 TIL that Australia's Constitution allows New Zealand to join as Australia's 7th state at any time
1O8X TIL The Nation of Islam believe that white people were invented as an evil race by a scientist named Yakub, 6,600 years ago. The experiment also produced ‘red, yellow and brown’ people. Some of the white people Yakub created ultimately became gorillas.
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