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TIL Muammar Gaddafi pushed for the creation of a 'United States of Africa' with a unified African currency, a single African passport, and a common defense system.

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Wkbx8 TIL Cicadas live underground for 17 years before coming out to mate
awN4L TIL The Anthropocene is the newest Epoch and is defined by human impact on the geologic record. The two major proposed markers for the Epoch are nuclear fallout/products and chicken bones. Chickens were domesticated 8ka but the modern broiler is easily distinguished in modern human settlements.
78l47 TIL the United States ranks third in food quality and safety, behind Denmark and Canada.
9lnQ TIL between 1932 and 1972 the US government tricked black citizens into believing they were receiving free healthcare so they could study the natural progression of untreated syphilis.
W1eX TIL that Liars Find It More Rewarding to Tell Truth Than Fib When Deceiving Others