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TIL that most of the slaves in the New World by the mid 1600’s were, in fact, white.

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KYmyB TIL that the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora was the most powerful eruption in human history, 4 to 10 times more powerful than the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa.
j6evM TIL of the Mawza Exile of 1679 in which the Jews of Yemen were expelled to the desert of Mawza to die of exposure. After 1 year, the exiles were recalled to their homes to resume their work as the remaining Yemeni population was deprived of their usual goods and services during the exile.
5lRn TIL: That Steven Seagal made a music album called “Songs from the Crystal Cave” that won a coveted endorsement from Conan O'Brian!
e9nJ TIL In 2008, Minnesota became the first state in the United States to ban intentionally added mercury in cosmetics, giving it a tougher standard than the federal government
8a68X TIL measles can cause immunosuppression that lasts for up to two years, and this immunosuppression has been related to 30% to 90% of childhood death in impoverished countries.