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TIL in 1953 the USA helped overthrow the democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran Mohammad Mosaddegh and replaced it with a monarchy

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yVrJv TIL that in women’s Olympic gymnastics, under the ‘perfect 10’ scoring system seven female gymnasts attained a perfect 10. The scoring system was changed in 2006 and no one has been awarded a perfect score since.
W7Vp8 TIL a politician made up the U.S. state name “Idaho” after meeting a girl named Ida. He falsely claimed it was a Native American term.
5YEEB TIL That The highest wind speed ever recorded occurred on Barrow Island, Australia. On April 10th, 1996, an unmanned weather station measured a 253 mph wind gust during Tropical Cyclone Olivia. This eclipsed the previous record of 231 mph which was set by Mt. Washington on the 12th April 1934.
VM1Ep TIL that a group of Butterflies is called a kaleidoscope.
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