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TIL the United States did not annex the entirety of Mexico after the Mexican-American war because of racism

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ep7Gn TIL about Don Arrigo Beccari, a WW2 Catholic Priest, who was responsible for smuggling 120 Jewish children to safety, despite intense Nazi surveillance. When the Nazis captured him and tortured him for months, he still kept quiet. He was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations in 1964.
wE7Y [TIL] Schwarzenegger’s over-hyped ‘Last Action Hero’ bought a $500,000 advertisement on the side of a rocket who’s launch into space was delayed for technical reasons until a month after the movie had flopped at the box office.
kOBmg TIL that the most expensive school in the world is the Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland. It costs $87,000 in tuition fees. The school has 400 students enrolled with 150 teachers.
GY5aj TIL the iconic mascot of Mad Magazine - Alfred E. Newman was actually from the magazine The Eternal Optimist - published in 1914, also contained the phrase "Me worry?"
enn4 TIL there is a company that is building solar roads, which can cheaply and effectively replace the power and communitcations grid.