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TIL: (1906) Long after slavery was abolished there was a caged african man and monkey on display in the Bronx Zoo. Ota Benga later on committed suicide.

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yQ85a TIL in 1140, a German King captured a castle and ordered all the women of the castle to leave with whatever they could carry on their backs. Thinking quickly, the women carried their men on their backs. The King kept his word and let the men live.
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p8rO4 TIL: US Marines attempted to make Ice Cream in the Pacific by flying tubs of canned milk and cocoa up to 30,000 ft+ while under fire.
OgYe TIL that banks are earning huge profits from betting on food prices. This drives up global food prices, forcing millions around the world into deeper poverty and hunger.
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