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TIL in the past 3500 years there has only been 230 years of peace in the civilized world

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VmZ0 TIL Martin Luther King’s thoughts on Nixon: “Nixon has a genius for convincing one that he is sincere. When you are close to Nixon he almost disarms you with his apparent sincerity. (…) I would conclude by saying that if Richard Nixon is not sincere, he is the most dangerous man in America.”
M7YgK TIL there is a one hole golf course in the Korean DMZ that is surrounded on 3 sides by minefields.
KV0Q TIL that before Saladin died in 1193, he had given away all his wealth to his poor subjects. His estate consisted of 1 piece of gold and 40 pieces of silver, not enough to pay for his funeral.
WVNX TIL there is a black market for albino body parts used in potions in tanzania
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