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TIL No Kill Shelters aren’t actually no kill. They save 90% of their animals to be considered no kill.

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8a1kZ TIL about Pizarro’s invasion of Cusco in 1533 "The capital of the Incas astonished them. The delicacy of the stone work excelled that of the Spaniards. The great temple dedicated to the Sun was studded with gold plates. The troops lost no time in plundering them of their contents"
nWaAP TIL the term Guerrilla Warfare was coined during the Peninsula War (Napoleon era - 1807-1814) and is a reference to the Spanish word "guerrilla" (little war) which was used to refer to the partisans fighting against the French.
eJk TIL that D.A.R.E. programs actually caused an increase in drug usage amongst students in its programs
6EEXZ TIL: That in 1995 Nintendo released pizza scented Earthbound Pogs
Awa4 TIL that a comment on Reddit about the US Army traveling back in time to ancient Rome with current military tech is being made into a movie by Warner Bros.