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TIL that Latvia imports almost as much tequila as Canada or Brazil

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5Vo7B TIL Senator Benjamin Tillman once called his fellow Senator from South Carolina, John L. McLaurin, corrupt. In return, McLaurin called Tillman a liar. Tillman then punched McLaurin in the face and McLaurin punched Tillman in the nose. The Sergeant at Arms and other Senators intervened to stop them.
165OP TIL about the Nogun-Ri Massacre where 300 civilian men, women and children were killed by the US Army via machine guns, artillery and air raids/strafing. They were unarmed and merely seeking refuge under a bridge.
QaVk TIL that St. Louis, New Orleans, Detroit and Baltimore all have murder rates that are higher than Medellín Colombia and Rio de Janeiro.
9YDXQ TIL Doctors found an experimental way to inject oxygen straight into the bloodstream and human trials were planned.
4JL6 TIL after being shot, President James Garfield was subjected to Rectal feeding. He was given full meals rectally by his doctor.