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TIL after instigating one of Africa's bloodiest civil wars that killed 1 out of every 17 Liberians, Charles Taylor ran for President under the slogan "He killed my Ma, he killed my Pa, but I will vote for him." He won in a landslide.

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Zbrp TIL the Ohio River is the most polluted waterway in the United States, with 32 million lbs of toxic discharges every year. Companies are not required to release the results of their chemical safety testing to the public, nor do they have to reveal how much of each chemical they are releasing.
kOJMd TIL during the exceptionally cold winter of 1795, a French Hussar regiment captured the Dutch fleet on the frozen Zuiderzee, a bay to the northwest of the Netherlands. The French seized 14 warships and 850 guns. This is one of the only times in recorded history where calvary has captured a fleet.
WW89 TIL serial killer Edmund Kemper said to one of his victims he was sorry for accidentally touching her breast, a few minutes before killing her
6EbXw TIL about a unique example of unconscious bias during a workplace information session. When the iOS YouTube app gained the functionality to upload videos, 5-10% appeared upside down as they were filmed by left-handed people. The entire team was right handed and had not encountered the issue.
JY9OV TIL that Chinese Paddlefish, one of the largest freshwater fishes, found mainly in the Yangtze river in China has been declared extinct in the wild after surviving 150 million years on this planet due to overfishing and construction of the Gezhouba Dam.