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TIL there are an estimated 78,000 abandoned buildings in Detroit.

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OG674 TIL slavery was restored in French colonies by Napoleon, causing a rebellion by former slaves led by Louis Delgrès. After realizing they could not win and refused to surrender, they ignited their gunpowder stores, committing suicide in the process, attempting to kill as many French troops as possibl
wL7D7 TIL about the book 'Comfort women of the Empire', by a korean historian who was the first to interview the Korean comfort women for the japanese army.
V6V4 TIL that mathematician, George Price, proved the kindness doesn’t exist. However, he hated his equation so much he set out to prove it wrong by converting to Christianity, giving away all his belongings, and letting homeless sleep in his house. He failed and slashed his throat with scissors in 1975.
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