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TIL after slavery was abolished, many black sharecroppers and farmers immigrated to Russia to help them build their agricultural systems.

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x6685 TIL that the green revolution of the 1950s and 60s led to the widespread reduction--and in some places elimination--of famine and food insecurity. One leading figure in the revolution, Norman Borlaug, is credited with saving at least 1 billion people from starvation.
69NMX TIL that Caesar used the knowledge that the calendar was out of alignment and that it was Autumn instead of Winter and thus safe to sail to beat a blockade and win the civil war against Pompey
OGEZg TIL Mexico has a state called the State of Mexico whose official name is just Mexico
7rKNL TIL “Millions Of Cats” by Wanda Gág Is the oldest american picture book still in print.
9wMkr TIL Universal Music once owned Uber.com and sold the domain to Uber (originally UberCab.com). They cashed out in the company’s A Round for $863,000, and the Wall Street Journal calculated that would be worth $532 million at the IPO of Uber