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From a collection of Wikipedia's articles:

... that the Mezquita de Córdoba mosque (pictured) in Spain is supported by over 850 columns?

... that at age 88, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter helped build homes that were destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in 2012?

... the first country to make metal coins was called Lydia?

... that the Amazon Rainforest has so much biodiversity that it makes 20% of the world's oxygen, earning it the title "The Lungs of the Earth"?

... that female indentured servants who were raped by their masters and became pregnant would have their contract increased by two years?

... that before becoming "The Unabomber", Ted Kaczynski was a child prodigy and an assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley?

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