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TIL Haiti is the first and only nation established as the result of a successful slave revolt.

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lojEA TIL of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, an all-black airborne unit. Instead of overseas deployment, they fought wildfires started by Japanese balloon bombs on the US west coast. The "Triple Nickles" parachuted directly into affected areas for half the fires they fought.
7dXZ TIL texting and driving is about 6 times more likely to cause an accident than driving intoxicated
R1J1 TIL that a drowning person doesn’t look like what one would expect. The Instinctive drowning response actually makes them unable to yell or call for help. The linked mini-game “Spot The Drowning Child” Illustrate this well. By knowing this, you could maybe save a life someday.
Z84PD TIL the term masterpiece was not used to describe an artist's greatest work, but was used by guilds to describe the piece submitted to them by artists and craftsman to attain the rank of Master.
p8DAO TIL Alec Baldwin, Marilyn Monroe, Clint Eastwood, Sally Field, Richard Gere, Katherine Hepburn, and Ashley Judd are all descendants of original Mayflower settlers.