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TIL of Venture Smith, the son of an African prince who was enslaved at ten years old. He eventually purchased bought he and his family's freedom and eventually owned a 130 acre farm.

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wLv9J TIL about the Megagon, a shape with 1,000,000 sides that, even if it were drawn at the size of the Earth, would be hard to distinguish from a circle.
jNvxM TIL that WW2 featured the Deadliest Siege in History(Leningrad), the Deadliest Battle in History(Stalingrad), and the Deadliest Bombing in History(Tokyo), all in the same war.
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JYD41 TIL during the Battle of the Wilderness, a fistfight between a Union and Confederate soldier caused a ceasefire, as both sides stopped fighting to watch the scuffle. The Union soldier lost and was taken prisoner. The battle then resumed.