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TIL there is a 82 foot tall aquarium that holds more than 1,500 fish and has a glass elevator that runs up and down the center of the tank. It has to be cleaned by divers, three or four times each day. The German AquaDom is the largest freestanding cylindrical aquarium in the world

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NVeP TIL a black slave called Yasuke was made a samurai by Oda Nobunaga, and was said to have strength greater than 10 men.
E5Yp TIL the total budget of the United Nations is roughly what the Pentagon spends every 32 hours.
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4XApo TIL about the failed assassination attempt on Andrew Jackson. Following a congressional funeral, the assailant attempted to shoot him, however his pistol misfired. He then pulled out a second loaded pistol, it too misfired. Jackson responded by clubbing the man with his walking cane several times.
o568 TIL the African country of Liberia was founded by Americans to resettle freed black slaves. It is the first and oldest republic in Africa and is the only African country to have gained independence without revolt from a colonial power.