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TIL The Carmen Sandiego Show (1991-1995; 295 episodes) was created partially in response to the results of a National Geographic survey that indicated Americans had alarmingly little knowledge of geography, with one in four being unable to locate the Soviet Union or the Pacific Ocean.

by whatilearned September 6, 2022, 10:45 pm

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TIL that for more than 20 years, Comedian Janeane Garofalo and her ex-boyfriend Robert Cohen were legally married to each other without knowing. The two had what they believed to be a joke wedding in Las Vegas, and it wasn’t until Cohen got engaged in 2012 that the two became aware of their union.

by whatilearned August 23, 2022, 11:09 pm

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TIL Equatorial Guinea built a complex of 52 identical mansions with helipads, one for every African leader attending the week-long African Union summit. The houses are all empty

by whatilearned August 16, 2022, 2:39 am

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TIL recumbent bicycles are more aerodynamic and holds the world speed record for a bicycle. They were banned from racing by the Union Cycliste INternationale in 1934.

by whatilearned August 9, 2022, 3:13 am

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TIL that the African Union has a 43-party free trade zone for goods, stretching from South Africa to Tunisia

by whatilearned August 8, 2022, 11:51 am

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Dating pro tip: if s/he admires the Soviet Union…

by cringeyjokesman August 6, 2022, 1:51 am

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TIL about the Black Terror, a Union Ironclad responsible for the destruction of an enemy ship. The Black Terror was also completely fake, and cost $8.63 to construct.

by whatilearned August 1, 2022, 2:23 pm

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TIL: Papers Found on a Union Officer’s Body Reportedly Ordering Confederate Capital Richmond Burned Resulted in the Scandal Known as the Dahlgren Affair

by whatilearned July 23, 2022, 4:29 pm

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TIL that back in 2010, the White House had to assure people that the President’s upcoming State of the Union address would not conflict with the season premiere of LOST (season 6)

by whatilearned July 20, 2022, 11:30 pm

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TIL about Mary Louvestre; an African-American Civil War spy who delivered details about the construction of the Confederacy’s first ironclad into Union hands by tracing plans her employer had using her seamstress skills.

by whatilearned July 19, 2022, 3:38 am

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TIL Previous to the Euro there was the Latin Monetary Union in which many European countries would mint coins to the same LMU standards allowing for ease of exchange. The LMU was established in 1865 and disbanded in 1927. The standards fell out of favor due to currency debasement and WW1.

by whatilearned July 18, 2022, 10:13 am

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TIL The Great Republic Of Rough And Ready, California was a town that seceded from the Union for 3 months in 1850 and was named after 12th US president “Old Rough and Ready” Zachary Taylor.

by whatilearned July 11, 2022, 8:23 pm

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