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TIL that 50 years ago, the sugar industry quietly paid off some scientists to point blame at fat for heart diseases

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YpWMG TIL because of their features and dark skin, the Roma people were mistaken for Egyptians when they moved westward from India to the European continent, leading to the term "gypsy." Many Roma reject the term "gypped" as it assumes deception and trickery.
0wGkA TIL the British killed a higher rate of American prisoners during the American Revolution than the Japanese did during the Second World War
gLNL TIL In 2002, a brothel in Fremantle (Western Australia) had to be closed down because U.S sailors pushed prostitutes to exhaustion.
vd9K TIL that despite fighting against Nazi troops, with 17,000 dying in combat, Colonial French (Black) troops were not allowed to liberate Paris because of their skin colour. To ensure that a French regiment was allowed to liberated Paris, De Gaulle was forced to use Spanish (white) soldiers
N7pD1 TIL Keanu Reeves gave all 12 Hugo Weaving stunt doubles a custom Harley Davidson motorcycle as a surprise gift on the day they wrapped the huge fight scene in “The Matrix Reloaded.”