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TIL The First Self-Made Female Millionaire in the U.S. Was a Black Woman

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XJOD TIL that during the Mexican-American war an estimated 700 Irish men deserted the US Army to join the Mexicans and fought in the Battle of Churubusco. The were called Batallón de San Patricio (St. Patricks battalion) and are considered heroes of Mexico.
jvQR TIL The British pound is the world’s oldest currency still in use - it is 1200 years old.
D18eV TIL In Europe during the Middle Ages nuns had an allowance of six pints of ale each day
m1MYx TIL that the Arabian desert was also once a lush, green savannah that supported large lakes and abundant wildlife. While it's well known that the Sahara desert would go through wet and dry periods, there's now strong evidence that this was also happening on the Arabian Peninsula.
m1lkR TIL that benefactor of Nobel prize, Alfred Nobel was also the inventor of dynamite