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TIL that each day about 3.75 kilograms of plant must be grown to produce the oxygen that 1 human uses

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KY9LJ TIL of an early African-heritage resident of London, a silk weaver going by the rather... unsubtle name of Reasonable Blackman.
5DMr TIL African American soldiers in World War I served under the French military because white American soldiers refused to perform with them. Many African Americans moved to France after the war because they were treated better in that country.
YpmJr TIL about Brady Snakovsky, a 9 year old who was watching Live PD and noticed a K9 without a bulletproof vest on, so he made a go-fund-me with his mom to purchase a vest for the dog and instead raised over $80,000, which was used to create a legitimate charitable organization donating to police.
BDRL TIL of a man who was Jesus’ contemporary who performed miracles, healed the sick, rose from the dead, and preached love and kindness, but whose popularity never took off
woZpE TIL the last Confederate general to surrender in the US Civil War was a Native American named Stand Watie