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TIL Emperor Pedro II of Brazil didn’t prevent his overthrow, because he hated being emperor.

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gKB8 TIL that the Sahara desert is vastly expanding. 12 African nations have banded together pledging to build a 9 mile wide band of trees, that will stretch across Africa (4,750 miles), called “the Green Wall,” to halt its expansion.
WX6o TIL that the CIA suspected the KGB of stealing pipeline software, so they allegedly created a “logic bomb” which resulted in the explosion of a Russian natural gas pipeline equal to 3 kilotons of TNT.
QJnJk TIL the 2014 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso options list includes an ottoman footrest for the front passenger.
oBpOo TIL that the instructions on how to use the US M79 Rocket Launcher was to “aim towards the enemy”
10gD TIL The Stroop effect (e.g. the printed word “blue” colored in red) was used to help detect Russian spies during the Cold War.