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TIL there was an attempted Islamist coup in Trinidad and Tobago in 1990

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6Ewm8 TIL about a geopolitical oddity that is Point Roberts, Washington. As a small piece of American soil in Canada it's been called "The best gated community in America". To enter by land you need to cross an international border checkpoint.
d8bBZ TIL there are 2 billion parking spots in the U.S. for about 200 million cars. The area of parking per car in the United States is thus larger than the area of housing per human.
yQwgM TIL about Ines Ramirez Perez, who performed her own C-Section. Both she and her baby survived!
X0MDP TIL that there is genetic evidence that Polynesians and Native Americans interacted over 800 years ago.
epR8g TIL about Oskar Speck whose paddled 30,000 miles (48,280km) in 1932