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TIL that Habitat for Humanity has built more than 600,000 homes and helped more than 3,000,000 people around the world

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xVwPB TIL of a bad ass female Pirate. Zheng Yi Sao Commanded 400 ships, 60,000 Pirates, and fought the East India Trading Company. She raided with the Black Flag Fleet Numerous villages, settlements, and towns fell victim to the rampaging pirates.
b6ZD9 TIL the deadliest tornado in history happened in Daulatpur and traveled to Saturia, Bangladesh. It's estimated that it killed 1,300 people and injured 12,000.
9YkwM TIL: Veterinary doctors have a high suicide rate and experience psychological distress at a rate nearly double that of the general public
nal9 TIL It is impossible to drive from Central America to South America due to the Darién Gap, a 99 mile long area that spans across the border between Panama and Colombia where there are no roads but only mountains and swampland.
PeEg TIL The Great Wall of China isn’t really visible from space - it’s just a myth.