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TIL that in the year 1698 the ruler of Russia, Czar Peter the Great, declared a war on beards.

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NX5Mb Today I learned that momma birds don't barf in their babies mouths, but instead have a special pouch called a crop
e0LgE TIL the Amazon river was named by Spanish conquistador Francisco de Orellana. After skirmishes with a native tribe whose women fought alongside the men, Orellana derived the name from the Amazons described in Greek myth.
WWmY TIL the original Washington monument paid for by Congress was a statue of him shirtless as Zeus called “Enthroned Washington.” It became a laughing stock, inspired a group of citizens to raise money privately for the current monument, and now resides in the Smithsonian.
9v9M TIL Before the United States dropped the two atomic bombs on Japan, it showered 35 Japanese cities, including Nagasaki & Hiroshima, with over 5,000,000 leaflets warning Japanese civilians of the impending destruction. (link to leaflet in comments)
QJnoE TODAY I LEARNED...about the German invasion of Western Europe and North Africa in 1940: I feel that this person's video is very educational and informative on the history topic of WW2 and even history in general!