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TIL that the Egyptians applied moldy bread on their infected wounds, because it works as an antibiotic.

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R5LP1 TIL Mao Zedong in 1973 offered Henry Kissinger to have 10 million women to be sent to US to start bilateral trade and boost population because China had 'excess in women'.
vk1K TIL the lyrics of O Canada in English talk about protecting the country, while in French they talk about the country protecting its people.
0de5R TIL the first ever purchase made in Euros was for a kilo of Lychees, and happened on Jan 1, 2002 on the French island of Réunion.
xVEZb TIL In 1911, Mexican Government killed over 300 chinese inmigrants in the city of Torreón, Coahuila. The event touched off a diplomatic crisis between China and Mexico. At one point it was rumored that China had even dispatched a warship to Mexican waters
a7ry TIL that after being attacked by a grizzly bear, a man spent 7 years and $150,000 to build a bear-proof suit to take revenge on the bear. When he found back the bear years later, he discovered that he was unable to chase the bear in the hilly forest since he only tested the suit on flat ground.