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TIL that the width of Africa is almost the same as the distance between NY to Moscow.

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vPKm7 TIL that Ethiopia was one of the world's strongest empires during the 3rd century CE, being labeled as one of the 4 Great Powers of the time alongside Persia, Rome, and China. Ethiopia was also one of the first countries to convert to Christianity
xJ6k TIL Nancy Cartwright attempted to disturb the guards at Buckingham Palace yelling, “What’s happening man, I’m Bart Simpson, dude!”, she succeeded.
QJLkL TIL of the Bengal Famine of 1943. Winston Churchill had food diverted away from Bengal to Europe, resulting in as many as four million Bengali deaths. His response was that Indians 'breed like rabbits anyway.'
mEGP TIL A sheep in New Zealand managed to avoid sheering for six years by hiding in caves
XEZKX TIL there's a mock religion called Discordianism. Its main deity is Eris (goddess of discord, of course) and it even has a calendar. A Discordian believes there is no distinction between disorder and chaos.