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TIL that France’s longest border is with Brazil.

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dlx8 TIL that Gibralter overwhelmingly voted out to not be a Spanish sovereignty twice.
W7xbB TIL: Once a year, ancient Athenian citizens would nominate people they felt threatened democracy—because of political differences, dishonesty, or just general dislike.
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