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TIL chihuahuas used to be bred to be used as sacrifices

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4ELo TIL Thomas Jane reprised his role as The Punisher in a fan-film, alongside Ron Perlman.
ZPYR TIL that in WWI Canadian soldiers used urine-soaked cloths as primitive respirators against chemical attacks. The ammonia in urine would react with the chlorine, neutralizing it, and that the water would dissolve the chlorine, allowing the soldiers to breathe through the gas.
6EGPm TIL on a trip to China, Prince Philip joked to students that “if you stay here much longer, you’ll go slit-eyed”. After initial concerns of offence, it was revealed that Chinese authorities were unconcerned. They explained that travelling Chinese students were likewise warned not to go “round-eyed”.
VBpWG TIL about Roman politicians Saturninus and Glaucia who allegedly had a political opponent, Gaius Memmius, beaten to death in front of the voters. This caused civil unrest within Roman aristocracy and an angry mob brutally killed the duo among their alleged conspirators.
7r1a7 TIL: Far right groups are using "Boogaloo" in reference to an "American Civil War 2: Electric Boogaloo"