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TIL Medieval Peasants needed 4,000 - 5,000 calories a day much more than modern Americans need at 2,000 calories.

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1aop4 TIL The Democratic Republic of Congo is widely considered one of the world's richest countries in natural resources; its untapped deposits of raw minerals are estimated to be worth in excess of US$24 trillion. Yet, owing to political instability, it remains one of the poorest countries (per capita).
R75P6 TIL of Adrian Carton de Wiart a British Officer who served in 3 wars; was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip and ear; survived 2 plane crashes; tunneled out of a POW camp; tore off his own fingers when a doctor refused to amputate them. He wrote in WW1 "Frankly I had enjoyed the war."
vpwD TIL that the founding members of the NAACP had more white people than black. They were abolitionists working for the equality of all races in America.
rXv1 TIL Gin and Tonic were originally created by the British East India Company as a way to get soldiers to have quinine to prevent and treat malaria. Quinine (in tonic) was too bitter. In order to get them to drink the tonic officers added the solders’ gin rations with sugar, lime and water.
kOl9e TIL that one of the main characters (Woody) from Pixar’s Toy Story has a last name: Woody Pride