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TIL - Cyprus, a Mediterranean island had its own species of dwarf elephants and hippos

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dDxYK TIL After staging a coup and seizing control of the Congolese government in 1965, the terrible dictator Mobutu went on to host The Rumble in the Jungle in 1974- arguably the greatest heavy-weight boxing match of all time between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, featuring the famous rope-a-dope.
4kE5X TIL that the camera built into a Mac computer is engineered so that it can't activate without the camera indicator light also turning on.
VMrlp TIL about the Hazen Brigade Monument. Built in 1863 by Union troops it is the oldest Civil War monument still in its original battlefield location
epgek TIL the theory that dinosaurs were driven to extinction by an asteroid was only proposed as recently as 1980.
Yrnr TIL that Snoop Dogg has directed porn, the name of this porn is Snoop Doggystyle. When released, it was a huge hit and won top selling release of the year at the 2002 AVN awards.