› added 4 years ago

59

TIL Morocco was the first country to recognize America as a legitimate nation.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

xVmL0 TIL there's a type of rabbit-sized mini deer (chevrotain)
LkZ7P TIL of Diego, a giant tortoise who helped "un-endanger" his species by having tons of sex. He & E5 (another male) brought the population from 16 to 2,000, and now the species is considered self-sufficient. Diego, after living in captivity for 90 years, is now retired at home in the Galápagos
WkPxd TIL of the Massacre of Catharism: the French Catholic Church burned Cathars at the stake for believing that there were 2 Gods of Good and Evil, and that this world is a prison for our souls made by the Evil God
4JDa TIL America was named the greatest threat to world peace, beating out all challengers by a wide margin, by a massive world opinion poll conducted by Win/Gallup in 2013
P1bVJ TIL of Laura Jackson Arnold sister of Confederate general stonewall jackson was a staunch and unapoligetic supporter of the Union, while her brother became one of the most beloved generals in the Confederate Army. Their relationship was destroyed by the war, and they never saw each other again.