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TIL the Iroquois Confederacy declared war on Germany in WWI and WWII

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LQxav TIL Tankie is a pejorative label generally applied to authoritarian communists. Today it is used to describe those who uphold the legacies of leaders such as Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong.
LQ5yr TIL that at least one malaria strain has evolved to make infected mosquitoes feed more frequently. This is because mosquitoes’ immune systems eventually kill most diseases they consume, requiring them to feed again quickly to spread a disease.
QJ69e TIL that the The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in the UK has a £1 million bounty to the first person who creates a product that is 100% chemical-free
OGYn4 TIL A donut is a healthier breakfast than a bagel for diabetics, in terms of spiking blood glucose
99eQ TIL that in 1985, a volcano in Colombia that was covered in glaciers erupted, instantly melting the glaciers. Two hours later, a 100 ft deep flood of rock and water traveling 39 feet per second leveled an entire nearby village, killing 20,000 out of its 29,000 residents.