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TIL Egypt is building a new capital city as a replacement for Cairo. The city is being developed to have a "smart traffic" system and a green space larger than New York's Central Park. They haven't picked a name yet.

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awyvy TIL San Francisco had a plague outbreak in the 1900s. Government officials repeatedly denied that it existed to ensure that no quarantine was put into place. When they acknowledged it existed, they blamed it on China. This resulted in the destruction of Chinatown.
6ERX TIL The Apollo 10 Lunar Lander was Short-Fueled for Fear that the Astronauts would land on the Moon
nXmo TIL Reuters rarely uses the word “Terrorist” in their reports. Even if they do, the word “terrorist” is placed in quotes, whether quotations or scare quotes.
VMlXk TIL of the Titanoboa, an extinct species of snake that was 42 feet Long and 2500 lbs. This was by far the largest snake in the world and fossils weren't discovered until 2009.
ANol4 TIL 1 out of 3 Americans live in just four states. California, Texas, Florida, and New York.