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TIL: Only 5 countries in the world have never been under any sort of European control.

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oDdY TIL in 1985, a Colombian girl was trapped in a volcanic mudflow, and was trapped up to her waist. She was mostly alert and was interviewed. Knowing she would die, volunteers and rescuer did their best to comfort her. She died after 60 hours, and her photo became iconic.
NXA01 TIL Canada Geese used to be on the brink of extinction in the wild.
Wkv0B TIL Irish people originally had black hair. Red hair genes come from Vikings who settled in the 8th to 11th Centuries.
ooQL TIL that in 1921, workers at an ammonium nitrate factory tried clearing a clogged silo with dynamite. The resulting explosion killed 500 people and left 6500 homeless.
7rZgP TIL a British parrot went missing and turned up four years later in California, minus an accent and speaking Spanish. Instead of taking his pet back, the original owner let the adopted family keep it.