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TIL that pyramid schemes were such a problem in Albania that in 1997 the country was engulfed in a civil war for the next 6 months due to its citizens being scammed, losing nearly 1.2 billion USD, while having a nominal GDP of 2.25 billion USD.

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x65gD TIL that Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Florida is the the #2 busiest single-runway airport in the United States; #1 is the San Diego International Airport. It is also the largest airport in Florida, and third-largest airport in the U.S. based on total area (13,555 acres).
e9Yn TIL that the residents of Sarajevo remembered those lost in the Bosnian War by filling in with red resin the scars in the concrete caused by mortar/rocket shells. These haunting memorials are called Sarajevo Roses.
mA9x TIL five teens who defaced a historic black schoolhouse in Virginia with racist graffiti were sentenced by a judge to read and write reports on 35 books by authors such as Elie Wiesel, Khaled Hosseini, and Maya Angelou. They were also ordered to visit the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC.
9Yker TIL Abraham Lincoln was inducted to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as an honoree for an Outstanding American award in 1992. His wrestling skills were well known during his life, having only one recorded loss in a dozen years. He even beat the New Salem county champion when he was 29 years old.
LkMwZ TIL that the brain doesn't firmly distinguish between physical pain and intense emotional pain. So the same brain networks that are activated when you're burned by hot coffee also light up when you think about an ex who dumped you.