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ANJEo TIL about the Echuya Batwa, a people native to Uganda's Impenetrable Forest. In 1991, they were evicted from their lands to make way for a nature reserve to protect the gorillas that live there. Today, they suffer from a life expectancy of only 28 and nearly half of all children don't live to five.
eB5k TIL In 1892, the Michelin brothers organized a bike race to promote detachable pneumatic tires. Before the race, they dumped tons of tacks on the course to sabotage it. They were successful; everyone was amazed at how quickly the racers could replace their tires.
MMbb TIL a black man tried to integrate the University of Mississippi and not only was rejected, but sent to an insane asylum.
bWEa TIL the popular Actor John Wayne was an unabashed white supremacist who voiced support for the genocide of Native Americans
KprJ TIL that FDR prepared a speech for Jefferson Day on April 13, 1945 - the day after he died. His final words were to be: “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith.”