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TIL that the Kingdom of Kongo was one of the longest lived in history, lasting in some way or another from c. 1390 to 1914 - about as much as the Western Roman Empire

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8eX04 TIL in Bram Stoker’s original book, Dracula is much less powerful in daylight and is only able to shift his form at dawn, noon, and dusk. The sun is not fatal to him, as sunlight does not burn and destroy him upon contact, though most of his abilities cease.
9YOlr TIL Mozart and Salieri composed a cantata together. It was considered lost, but rediscovered in 2015 by a musicologist looking through archives.
R5M6a TIL about hysterical strength, a display of extreme physical strength by humans, beyond what is believed to be normal. Examples include a woman saved several children by fighting a polar bear and a woman lifting a car high enough to save a person.
WkZ9X TIL the Five Civilized Tribes were deeply committed to slavery, had their own black codes, immediately reestablished slavery when they arrived in Indian territory, rebuilt their nations with slave labor, crushed slave rebellions, and enthusiastically sided with the Confederacy in the Civil War.
d8rAZ TIL Napoleon's 1st language was Corsican, his 2nd language was Italian, and he did not learn to speak his 3rd language-- French-- until he was almost 10 years old.