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TIL during the Irish Famine the Choctaw Nation, who were going through poverty and starvation themselves, donated as much money as they could raise in solidarity with the Irish. The ‘Kindred Spirits’ sculpture commemorates this event

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ADmZa TIL Nazaré Canyon in Portugal records the Biggest Waves in the World, as high as 100 feet due to an amplifying effect from its Gorge which is 10,000 feet deeper than the Grand Canyon.
OojnY TIL of The American Service-Members' Protection Act, AKA "The Hague Invasion Act"
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