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TIL that Lake Kariba, on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, is the world's largest artificial lake by volume. It contains 43 cubic miles of water and has a surface area of 2,150 square miles

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1amZ7 TIL in 1763 the Paxton Boys massacred two villages of Susquehannock Indians. The militia proceeded to march on Philadelphia with the intention of killing every Indian in Pennsylvania. They were met by Benjamin Franklin who helped prevent further slaughter of the peaceful Native Americans
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