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TIL Winston Churchill had very disturbing and disparaging views on race, especially regarding Indians.

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ZPQR TIL that cranberry sauce cans are intentionally printed upside-down so that the can is stored with the side that you open facing downward, meaning that when you open the can the pressure will force the sauce out, creating that perfect “log” everyone has come to love
nenXo TIL China is the biggest Ocean Polluter in the world!
l7RK1 TIL all 1,000 people that attended Genghis Khan’s funeral were killed by executioners, who were then killed by members of his escort, who then committed suicide, just to keep the location a secret. It hasn’t been found.
YppYd TIL: Every lawsuit against Borat (the movie) was dismissed. There were dozens of $100k+ lawsuits
D1V0r TIL The Mystery of Marie Roget by Edgar Allan Poe in 1842 is widely considered the first story based on a true crime. The murder of Mary Cecelia Rogers in NYC is the basis of the Paris based story.