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TIL that evidence of slavery predates written records; the practice has existed in many cultures and can be traced back 11,000 years ago due to the conditions created by the invention of agriculture during the Neolithic Revolution.

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J1YVm TIL of the 1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment, who were Sherman's personal escort on his March to the Sea. They were a unit comprised entirely of Southerners who remained loyal to the Union.
nWrEG TIL A Japanese YouTuber sparked outrage from viewers in 2021 after he apparently cooked and ate a piglet that he had raised on camera for 100 days. This despite the fact that the channel's name is called “Eating Pig After 100 Days“ in Japanese.
VBoaG TIL that the commonly repeated stat that "70% of lottery winners go bankrupt in 7 years" is completely false - the stat was made up by someone in a panel discussion and is completely unverifiable but has been recirculated and recited in countless articles since then.
PxRE TIL The actor who played the Janitor on the TV show Scrubs, mostly improvised his lines.
9YArm TIL Milton Bradley, of board game fame, was an early advocate for kindergarten in the USA. He produced a line of art supplies that became standard classroom materials, and he published multiple books and newsletters about early childhood education.