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TIL that the President of Ecuador offered to let the U.S. keep an airbase in his country, but only if Ecuador could have a base in Miami.

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VBA9k TIL that the city of Americana in Brazil was founded by former Confederates who fled the US after the Civil War
wLaEo TIL That chewing gum is actually made of a synthetic plastic that's not biodegradable, and is the 2nd most littered item after cigarette butts
9gN7 TIL that David Bowie released the album Space Oddity nine days before the Apollo moon-landing. It became the unofficial theme of that historic event.
lo9Pr TIL Mother Teresa encouraged members of her order to secretly baptise dying patients, without regard to the individual's religion. A former member of the MOC, writes that "Sisters were to ask each person in danger whether they want a 'ticket to heaven' to lure them for consent and then baptize them.
VMnXk TIL: Slot machines make more money in the United States than baseball, movies, and theme parks combined.