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TIL George Washington was surprised to discover the Chinese weren’t White

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XEZnQ TIL there's only one known person in the world who can draw perfect mathematical fractals, a skill he acquired after being attacked by muggers who kicked him in the head repeatedly.
JYp5Q TIL about the Richat Structure of Mauritania. Observable from space and measuring nearly 50 kilometers in diameter (30 miles) it is referred to as the Eye of Africa
b9bP7 TIL: Graca Machel, is the only woman in the world’s history to become the first lady of 2 different countries. She was married to the former president of Mozambique, Samora Machel, in 1975 who was killed in a plane crash in 1986. In 1998 she married Nelson Mandela former South African president.
8arG TIL that the funny hats worn by the British Royal Guard require an entire bear skin to make.
9Y5eM TIL during the very first direct presidential election in Singapore (1993), one of the only two candidates was there only to make the election contested, and told supporters not to campaign for him. He still got 41.3% of the vote