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Great Facts ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠏⠁⠗⠁⠇⠇⠑⠇⠀⠍⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠗⠕⠎⠎⠀⠃⠑⠁⠍⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠑⠁⠉⠓⠀
⠎⠊⠙⠑⠂⠀⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠎⠊⠞⠥⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠕⠞⠞⠕⠍
⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠑⠁⠉⠓⠀⠑⠝⠛⠊⠝⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠗⠑⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠝⠀⠕⠗⠙⠊⠝⠁⠗⠽⠀⠇⠁⠝⠙⠀
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⠏⠗⠕⠏⠕⠗⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠽⠇⠊⠝⠙⠑⠗⠎⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀
⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠞⠆⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠑⠝⠛⠞⠓⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠞⠗⠕⠅⠑⠀⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠎⠓⠕⠗⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠊⠍⠊⠝⠊⠎⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠑⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠙⠊⠁⠍⠑⠞⠑⠗⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠑⠟⠥⠑⠝⠞⠇⠽⠀⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠑⠗⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠧⠁⠇⠧⠑⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠑⠁⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠉⠕⠝⠝⠑⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠍⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠊⠗⠀⠏⠥⠍⠏⠂⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠙⠑⠝⠎⠑⠗⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠎⠥⠃⠎⠊⠙⠊⠁⠗⠽⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠎⠂⠀⠙⠕⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠀
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⠁⠗⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠥⠝⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠗⠁⠝⠅⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠕⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠧⠑⠝⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠑⠁⠍⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠏⠁⠗⠁⠇⠇⠑⠇⠀⠀⠍⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠊⠎
⠀⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠙⠕⠝⠑⠀⠃⠽⠀⠉⠁⠥⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠏⠊⠎⠞⠕⠝⠤⠗⠕⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠀⠀⠃⠑⠞⠺⠑⠑⠝⠀⠛⠥⠊⠙⠑⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
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