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TIL that Seals brought Tuberculosis to the Americas before Europeans.

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QJ7j6 TIL about the “fifth basic taste”, umami. It is described as the deep, meaty, savory flavor found in cooked meats, tomatoes, and mushrooms. The only form of pure, isolated umami is MSG.
L1VZ TIL America has the highest teen pregnancy rates of any nation the developed world. Within America, Mississippi has the highest rates. Every single county in Mississippi has a teen birth rate higher than the national average.
VMYwQ TIL a 2011 investigation found Disney’s best-selling “Cars” toys were being made in a factory in China that used child labour and forced staff to do three times the amount of overtime allowed by law
E4KV TIL Francis Marion, the basis for Mel Gibson’s character in ‘The Patriot’, had, “A reputation as a racist who hunted Indians for sport and regularly raped his female slaves” as described by famed Historian Christopher Hibbert.
16ArV TIL after a Jewish six-year-old was taken away from his parents by priests, people involved tried to avoid returning him by publicly claiming the child had learned the catechism perfectly within a few days & was claiming "I am baptized and my father is the Pope."