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TIL that Wincanton, in Somerset, UK is twinned with Ankh-Morpork--a fictitious town from Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" series of books--and that the town is the first to name streets after their fictional equivalents. [source, comments]

Song of the day 🍚💔: https://youtu.be/yiG9EYCzBe8?feature=shared

And here's the link to the research in English: https://www.carbonbombs.org/

TIL the work Alan Turing and others worked on at Bletchley Park is estimated to have shortened World War 2 in Europe by over two years and saved over 14 million lives. [source, comments]

TIL that when casting Walter White for Breaking Bad, the role was originally offered to John Cusack and Matthew Broderick. It wasn't until after they turned it down that the executives saw Bryan Cranstons X-Files episode and cast him for the role. [source, comments]

TIL Confucius believed people would naturally follow and support the virtuous ruler without needing harsh laws and spent 12 years traveling around China looking for a ruler who would listen to his ideas. He never found one [source, comments]

Capitalism breeds innovation

TIL that in 2018, Swaziland changed its name to Eswatini, and this was partially to prevent confusion with Switzerland. [source, comments]

Song of the day 🌍😇: https://open.spotify.com/track/4Q3hBy0MbmIPLeQcPP0HcX?si=Olhu6pnoSfuLBH0lNVjCpQ

The Economist poses the important questions these times: ja nee, is klar

SUDAN WAR: WHO GAINS?

Sudan’s grim civil war has now raged for over 6 months and claimed the lives of more than 9,000 civilians. That’s the official toll, but it’s feared the real number could be far greater. The deadly conflict looks like a straightforward power struggle between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces militia, but there’s a lot at stake for other countries. Here’s a look at who stands to gain and lose from this devastating war.

Hear Us Roar: https://t.iss.one/AfricanStream