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TIL: Of the Mercator projection which is the standard map projection which makes Greenland appears the same size as Africa, when in reality Africa's area is 14 times greater.

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BgoGL TIL the U.S. secretly made a clear version of Coca-Cola for a Soviet general after WWII so he could drink it without looking pro-capitalist. Dubbed “White Coke,” it looked like vodka and came in unmarked bottles with red star caps to fool Soviet officials.
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