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TIL a million Europeans were enslaved by North African slave traders between 1530 and 1780

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PYG7n TIL historians have estimated that from the years 1798 to 1848, the U.S. Navy lost two-thirds as many officers from dueling as from combat.
69Elm TIL "Granulated honey" or "Power Honey" is actually sugar that contains less than 10% dried honey.
X01DP TIL that the U.S. state with the highest STD rate is Mississippi, with a rate of 1,291.4 STD cases per 100,000 state residents.
Meb67 TIL this yellow-pigmented male northern cardinal is most likely a genetic mutation that renders the pigments the bird draws from foods making it appear with yellow coloration rather than red. This is called xanthochromism; in addition to cardinals, it has also been seen in rose-breasted grosbeaks.
p8GZZ TIL that during the Austro-Prussian War, Liechtenstein had an army of 80 men. During the conflict no men were injured or killed and they returned home with 81 men because they’d made an Italian friend along the way. The army was then disbanded and Liechtenstein hasn’t had a military since.