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TIL that when King Leopold II of Belgium personally acquired the "Congo Free State" in 1885, it was 76 times the size of Belgium. He claimed the land at the 1884-1885 Berlin
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Europe Lost Nearly 60 Percent of Its Jewish Population in Past Half Century, New Study Shows - Europe - Haaretz.com
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