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TIL that Afghanistan sent an Astronaut into space

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VMZyk TIL That Canada only has the "Loonie" because the original design was lost or stolen during transit
R58w1 TIL that William Henry Harrison (ninth president of the United States) died just 31 days after his inauguration in 1841, the shortest presidency in United States history. This is not to be confused with James Madison who was the shortest president at 5 feet 4 inches
QOdL TIL of Shenzhen in China. In 1980, in had a population of 30,000. In 2017, that had sexcentupled to nearly 20,000,000. It is believed to be the fastest growing city in human history.
o77 TIL The first Barley Beer in history may be from Iran, where Beer is now illegal for 98% of the population.
JZ98 TIL that in 1796, some of the first “attack ads” in US election history were published and included a warning that Thomas Jefferson would emancipate all slaves if elected