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WkjB9 TIL There was a battle that supposedly took place in 585 BC which was interrupted by a solar eclipse. The battle ended in a draw and peace was negotiated ending a 6 year war.
R7jPl TIL That Texas Revolution was partly to keep slavery alive and well in Texas as slavery had been outlawed by Mexico. Slave's captured during the Battle of the Alamo were freed by the Mexican Army.
5YLNQ TIL-The Choctaw fought in the American Civil War on the side of the Confederacy