TIL that the small Pacific island country Nauru once was among the richest countries in the world, thanks to its phosphate mines. But when the mines were depleted, the country descended into poverty

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TIL that the small Pacific island country Nauru once was among the richest countries in the world, thanks to its phosphate mines. But when the mines were depleted, the country descended into poverty

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