› added 2 years ago

94

TIL that the Second Congo War (1998 - 2003), also known as the African World War, was the deadliest conflict since WW2 with 5.4 million deaths.

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

6EVLY TIL Melvil Dewey, the inventor of the Dewey Decimal System, was kicked out of the American Library Association for constant unwelcome advances towards women librarians.
wED6 TIL that pineapples were such a status symbol in 18th century England that you could rent one for the evening to take to a party.
d8JrE TIL Australia instigated the first naval attack in WW1 where German Steamer SS Pfalz surrendered after being fired on by Fort Nepean in south of Melbourne, Victoria.
DQPRP TIL El Salvador has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with 1086/100,000 people in jail
Or76 TIL that Tibetan monks must get permission from the Chinese government to reincarnate