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TIL the government of Eswatini is the last absolute monarchy in Africa

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Y7kBr TIL In 1985 the American military got into standoff with the Italian military over an Egyptian plane containing Palestinian boat hijackers. The event ended without major incident.
OGkZa TIL that Nike's legacy of sports footwear innovation was started by co-founder Bill Bowerman, with a waffle iron. The shoe was called waffle racer.
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1aop4 TIL The Democratic Republic of Congo is widely considered one of the world's richest countries in natural resources; its untapped deposits of raw minerals are estimated to be worth in excess of US$24 trillion. Yet, owing to political instability, it remains one of the poorest countries (per capita).