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Today I learned the United States CIA was involved in the assassination of Rafael Trujillo, dictator of the Dominican Republic

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N71BP TIL the last blood libel trial (prosecuting a Jew for supposedly slaughtering a Christian child to use their blood in a Jewish ritual) was held in Kiev in 1913. After spending two years in prison awaiting trial, the defendant Mendel Beilis was eventually acquitted.
wWJE TIL of Claudette Colvin, the 16-year-old African-American girl who refused to give up her bus seat 9 months before Rosa Parks
mm0y TIL that Victoria Cross is made out of Russian bronze cannons that were captured during the Crimean War. Only 80 more can be made from such bronze.
NXoM1 TIL there is no consensus on how big a proton is.
OoXN4 TIL William Moulton Marston, creator of Wonder Woman, was polyamorous. His inspirations for the character were his wife Elizabeth, and their partner Olive.