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TIL the first country to recognize Greek independence was not any of the western powers, but Haiti, who alledgedly sent 25ton of Coffee beans to finance their rebellion

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gro6L TIL After hurricane Katrina Brad Pitt set up the Make It Right Foundation to build homes for those effected. The project had famous architects but the homes were not designed or constructed for a New Orleans environment. By 2022 only 6 of the 109 houses were deemed to be in "reasonably good shape."
rRwNw TIL Ben Carpenter was pushed at 50 mph for 6 km in a wheelchair by a semi-truck
0w7mj TIL that famous Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune featured in a Mexican movie called Animas Trujano. The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1962
9wvoD TIL The concept of using human shields as a weapon of resistance was created by Mahatma Gandhi
v1G8 TIL prior to completion of a national paved roads system, it took future President Eisenhower’s truck convoy four months to cross the United States… leading him to propose and support the Interstate system 30 years later.