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TIL the soccer match between Columbus and Cincinnati is called the “Hell Is Real derby”

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X0AaE TIL about the Toyota War, which took place in 1987 in Northern Chad and on the Chad–Libya border. It takes its name from the Toyota pickup trucks, primarily the Hilux and the Land Cruiser, used to provide mobility for the Chadian troops as they fought against the Libyans
LkkBV TIL: The country of Madagascar got its name when Marco Polo mistakenly thought he landed in Mogadishu, Somalia and then misspelled the name of the city
EB1V TIL an error of Costa Rica’s border on Google Maps led to an invasion of Costa Rica by the army of Nicaragua. Google responded, saying that their Maps “shouldn’t be used as a reference to decide military actions between countries”.
nWooW TIL of a rare condition where men can become extremely sick with flu and allergy-like symptoms post-ejaculation, with symptoms persisting for up to 7 days.
E18jX TIL the dept of Homeland Security ran an experiment where they left CDs and USB sticks in the parking lots of government buildings and private contractors. 60% of those who picked them up plugged the device into their office computers, and if it had an official logo, 90% of them were installed.