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TIL during the 1916 Easter Rising 17 rebels held off 1,750 British reinforcements for 9 hours inflicting 216 casualties

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ZOov TIL The Rwandan genocide - which caused 1 millions deaths - is agreed to be the direct cause of the First and Second Congo Wars, which caused 80000 deaths and 5.4 million deaths respectively. This means the Rwandan genocide probably caused 7.2 million deaths in total.
QJpjd TIL that the founder of Old Bay seafood seasoning founded his own company after being fired by McCormick after two days on the job after they found out he was Jewish
n6eY TIL that for 600 years Western European countries started 2 wars per year, but since 1945 they have not started a single one.
R9n6 TIL in chess, the queen used to be a relatively weak piece that reflected moral inferiority; that changed around 1500 with the rise of Queen Isabella of Spain.
nPrY TIL Teddy Roosevelt had 31 pets at the White House. His pets included a one-legged rooster, a hyena, and a small bear.