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TIL Around 40,000 Irish fought for the Confederate Army in the US Civil War

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d6gB TIL of Bluenose, a schooner from Nova Scotia built in 1921 that was undefeated in races for 17 consecutive years. At the same time she worked as a general fishing craft and at least once won competitions for largest catches of the season and similar awards.
aybN TIL that the victims of the Pompeii eruption had “perfect teeth” - linked to both a healthy diet and high levels of fluorine in the air and water near the volcano
Br6rd TIL about the Tadpole Galaxy which is a spiral galaxy with the distinct feature of having a 280,000 light year long trail of stars that resemble a tail.
nMpb TIL A man named Ota Benga was held in a zoo in 1906, 40 years after the end of slavery in the U.S. He was in a cage with an Orangutan. Atendance at the zoo doubled over the time he was there, and 40,000 people visited the zoo in a single day.
98ZB TIL That in 2011 in the US there were 1694 murders using knives, 496 murders with blunt object, 726 using bare hands and feet, and just 323 murders using rifles (including the ‘assault’ variety)