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TIL that Albert Einstein was an avid supporter of civil rights and called racism “a disease of white people.”

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Z8wp4 TIL a farmhouse in Gettysburg was used as field hospital. There was so much blood on the floor, that there is still dried blood between floorboards. When under a blacklight, large bloodstains are still visible
9wZy7 TIL the Philippine NCAA basketball championship predates the U.S. by 14 years; the first tournament in the Philippines was held in 1924-25 and March Madness wasn't held until 1938-39.
6KXJ TIL Stalin’s body double was teased in school because of the resemblance with Stalin
yaVJ TIL The dog that played Toto in The Wizard of Oz was paid a salary that was higher than the actors who played the Munchkins
Z1e4 TIL that there’s an island in Scotland that is inhabited by Wallabies.