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TIL about the Cottingley Fairies, a hoax made by 2 young girls, that claimed to have photographed fairies in their back yard. They managed to fool Arthur Conan Doyle with this hoax.

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6oOY TIL that India has proposed to link 67 rivers to prevent floods and droughts. By doing so, an area equivalent to that of Germany will be irrigated.
W75RB Til The real Imhotep was the opposite of the one in the 1999 Mummy movie and lived a very long and respected life without being cursed.
9YGwD TIL about Operation Kitona, when in 1998 Rwandan/Ugandan forces highjacked 4 civilian airliners, flew them to an airbase in western DRC where they amassed 3000 troops, then took over the Inga Dams and cut off power to Kinshasa. Thus began the Second Congo War, second deadliest conflict since WWII.
4XrXJ TIL Romantic painter, JMW Turner, has created at least one erotic artwork.
X00b6 TIL the best way to orient your fan to get fresh air is to have it push air out the window