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TIL that in 1864, Karl Marx wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln to congratulate him on being re-elected and for fighting the “American Antislavery War”.

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YpAY7 TIL of Frederick McKinley Jones - an orphaned black American who, in the 1930s when racial segregation was the norm, invented the first successful automatic refrigeration system for trucks. This lead to the development of supermarkets and better combat-zone medical supply.
Nmmb TIL that residents in Mosinee, Wisconsin held a mock Communist invasion which had concentration camps, a purged library, and inflated prices. The mayor, seemingly unaware of the plan, died due to the excitement.
l778A TIL about Nigel, the “World's loneliest bird' who fell in love with a concrete replica and died beside it.
nWybr TIL of the Japanese hell ship Arisan Maru. Torpedoed by an American submarine, all of the 1,781 POW’s onboard managed to escape the sinking ship. However, as they were not rescued by the Japanese, only 9 ultimately survived.
NgwP TIL That the German WWI Ace Pilot Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the Red Barron, was buried by the ALLIES with full military honors.