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TIL only 16 out of 54 African countries have been visited by a sitting US president.

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WaZA TIL that parades are a means of political combat in Northern Ireland. Unionists and nationalists hold hundreds of competing parades that may cause violence if they enter territory belonging to “the other side”. The government often bans/reroutes parades to avoid problems.
lola1 TIL ‘Old person smell’ is actually a scientific phenomenon whereby the aging process changes the chemicals produced by the skin. With 2-Nonenal being the most likely cause of the smell. Present in body odour and on the things they touch.
1WDX TIL You shouldn’t use Calvin Klein’s “Obsession” scent when you are on a Safari. Cheetahs,Tigers, Jaguars and other wild cats are attracted by it. Scientists use it to count the population of these animals better.
R5gw7 TIL that during America’s post war occupation of Germany between May 1945 and December 1948, nearly 50 American servicemen were murdered.
p8m1N TIL the most valuable heist in Canadian history involved 3000 tons of maple syrup worth $18.7 million