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TIL about the Toshka Project, which consists in the creation of a second Nile valley thanks to water from the Nasser Lake to increase the share of inhabited land of Egypt from 5% to 25%

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nengB TIL Asian female/White male marriages are the least likely to divorce in any interracial marriage pairing.
gNm4 TIL Abe Lincoln patented a mechanism to lift boats over shoals and obstructions, making him the only US president to hold a patent.
nW97B TIL the first digital computer, ENIAC, was programmed by six women in the 1940s. Fran Bilas, Betty Jennings, Ruth Lichterman, Kay McNulty, Betty Snyder, and Marlyn Wescoff's contributions were overlooked for decades. Their pioneering work laid the foundation for modern computing.
0ddwR TIL that The ancient Egyptian port city Heracleion was said to have collapsed into the sea. Everyone thought it was a myth until 1933, when a British air force pilot spotted the undersea ruins. But it would take until 1999 for archaeologists to precisely locate the city and start exploring.
JYa4j TIL that it is illegal to wear armour into the UK Parliament. The law was passed in 1313 and still applies today.