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TIL about Irish revolutionary Thomas Ashe who died in 1917 from being force fed in prison after he went on a hunger strike

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8aW5V TIL that plate armor and firearms had coexisted for over 300 years in Europe. Armor had been in an arms race against firearms during that time, and it wasn't until the 16th century that full body armor was phased out in favor of prioritizing protection of vitals.
W7AAY TIL that British colonialism led to "Ecological Imperialism," where native ecosystems worldwide were cleared for monoculture plantations, permanently altering the biodiversity of nearly 25% of the Earth's land surface.
nWEA7 TIL that the Abu Simbel temples are so far south of Egypt that they are only 20 kilometers from the border with Sudan
YpoPd TIL of Tab soda, Coca-Cola’s first brand of diet soda launched in 1963, was only just discontinued in 2020
DXbg TIL “thou” was originally the less-formal version of “you”, but since it’s only ever encountered in the Bible nowadays, it sounds more solemn and formal than “you”