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TIL that South Africa used to issue permits for Boer farmers to hunt the San people (bushmen), the last permit was issued in 1936

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Y7MoP TIL The total solar eclipse of April 9, 2043 is very unusual in that it is "Non-Central" and does not have a central line nor a northern path limit. Instead , over half of the umbral shadow falls off into space throughout the eclipse
e0mRE TIL it is illegal under German law to deny the holocaust and is punishable by up to 5 years in prison.
VMDWZ TIL of a recently discovered aggressive strain of HIV that progresses to AIDS in 3 years
XEWwk TIL Netherlands is the World's 2nd largest food exporter after the USA (which is around 270 times larger in area) The Dutch Farmers produce crops 'sustainably' with low usage of water/pesticides. The usage of Antibiotics for poultry & livestock has also decreased significantly since the last decade
69pwQ TIL that only 6 US Presidents were born after the first World War, and only one was born after 1946.