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TIL China suffered the most civilian deaths of any country in WW2(10-20 million), even more than the Soviets.

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lowRK TIL the first 2 black senators in the US, who served in the 1870s, were both from the Deep South state of Mississippi. Mississippi also had a black Speaker of the House at this time.
WwD4 TIL that the Caesar salad was invented by a Mexican chef named Caesar.
5Ymg8 TIL the last album released on 8-track format was Fleetwood Mac’s Greatest Hits in 1988
GVwE TIL there’s a word for the smell of earth after rain… ‘Petrichor’
LkAZV TIL that the Rainbow Tylenol song was made by a furry