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TIL that the king of Belgium enslaved African men to force them to harvest rubber for European tires. If the harvest was short their wives and children were murdered and their hands and feet were given to the male workers as punishment.

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1ox7 TIL 1994 American-born Israeli Baruch Goldstein, opened fire on unarmed Palestinian Muslims praying inside the Ibrahimi Mosque, killing 29,wounding 125. Up until then Hamas had refused to attack civilian targets inside Israel, and the change in Hamas’ policy was a result of Goldstein’s massacre
69OLQ TIL that 'Let it Go' from the Disney movie 'Frozen' was partly written by Emanuel Kiriakou, the brother of the famous ex-CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou. 38 minutes into the linked video. Look him up!
QNMgM TIL that Smash Mouth's "All Star" was first popularized by the 1999 movie "Mystery Men" with Ben Stiller, and the song's appearance in "Shrek" 2 years later was a revival of the hit
8abbP TIL The Nazis used triangular badges or patches to identify prisoners in the concentration camps. Different colored patches represented different groups. In Mauthausen Concentration Camp the Jews wore red and yellow triangles forming a six pointed star.
y1Vw TIL the 1972 film Deliverance caused tourism in Rabun County, Georgia to increase from the hundreds to the tens of thousands making it the number one source of revenue in the county. Rafting along the Chattooga River alone earns the county $20 million dollars a year