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TIL there were human zoos in the 20th Century

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9Zbp TIL Executive Outcomes, a South African mercenary company, successfully quelled civil war in Sierra Leone. The United Nations pressured Sierra Leone’s government to replace them with peacekeepers. Civil War quickly broke out again upon EO’s dismissal.
bGpp TIL Albert Einstein once received a letter from a girl lamenting that she couldn’t be scientist because of her gender. He responded, “I do not mind that you are a girl, but the main thing is that you yourself do not mind. There is no reason for it.”
4Xxa TIL when 3 people tried to sell Coca Cola secrets to Pepsi, Pepsi informed Coke and the FBI.
xVy75 TIL the 1st trip to the South Pole was a secretive mission. 34 days later 5 men reached the South Pole to realize they were they too late to be first ... On the return trip they all died of starvation and extreme cold.
VMgJ4 TIL Paprika is made from Bell Pepper