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TIL that there is no hurricane that has ever crossed the equator

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Qlap TIL Singapore is the only country in the history of the modern world to gain independence against its own will.
4wRN TIL that at its height in 1530, the Inca Empire was considered the largest in the world. 3 years later it had been effectively destroyed by Spanish invaders.
grwQ8 TIL in 2016 a hijacked plane was forced to land at an airport during the filming of a movie about a plane hijacking. The real footage was then used in the movie
5YLGp TIL that Kohl was not just ancient eyeliner for sun glare and fashion, but actually was an antimicrobial ophthalmic solution due to the lead causing a localized immune response.
GVYJ TIL: incubating premature babies got it’s start as a side show exhibit in Coney Island