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TIL ABBA won the Eurovision in ‘74 and then during the turn of the century, they refused an offer of $1bn to tour the world for 100 shows.

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W7kaL TIL the city of Sodo in Ethiopia only gets up to 57F (14C) average temperatures in the summer despite being near the equator because of its location in the Ethiopian Highlands. The city's highest point is roughly 1700 ft higher than Denver.
YAGB TIL that when our ancestors started walking upright on two legs, our skeleton configuration changed affecting our pelvis and making our hips narrower, and that’s why childbirth is more painful and longer for us than it is to other mammals.
Zpeop TIL The Tocorón prison where the Tren de Aragua gang originated, has hotel-like amenities such as swimming pool, nightclub, children play area, and even a zoo
G9l5 TIL The United States put hundreds of thousands of Filipinos in concentration camps, which resulted in the deaths of over 275,000 natives.
M7x50 TIL of William Blount, an early congressman who conspired to start a war with Britain to increase the value of his speculated land