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TIL about the kingdom of Iberia and Albania. They were both nations in the caucasus completely unrelated to the European peninsula and balkan country.

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mk6M TIL No president of the United States of America was an only child
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AKd7 TIL that there is a non-profit organization that provides free course books. Free, not pirated. The organization is funded by the likes of Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, Rice University and the Hewlett Foundation and aims at making higher education available to more people.
ep4E TIL that recently toppled Muammar Gaddafi had a net worth of $200 billion, making him the 8th richest person to have ever lived
9YJ9D TIL, during the Communist Chinese purges, in Guangxi, residents ate, tortured, and butchered each other. Someone was blown to bits just for fun!