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TIL of the Atlanta Compromise (1895) Southern blacks would work and submit to white political rule, while Southern whites guaranteed that blacks would receive basic education and due process in law. Blacks would not focus their demands on equality, integration, or justice.

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6wy7 TIL Coal Power Plants generate more radiation than Nuclear Power Plants. Coal contains uranium and thorium, both radioactive elements.They occur in such trace amounts in natural coal. But when coal is burned into fly ash, uranium and thorium are concentrated at up to 10 times their original levels.
gQ59 TIL of Swordquest, an Atari 2600 game that contained hidden clues players could decipher for a chance of winning jewelry prizes valued at $25,000~ each
KOPDG TIL: After the final Beatles tour of the USA in 1966, Paul McCartney disguised himself with a false moustache and drove around France to see what not being famous was like.
rR7WM TIL of the Antarctic Snow Cruiser, a 55 foot, 37 ton vehicle used in a 1939 Antarctic expedition. Its smooth tires were ill suited for the deep snow but the crew discovered that traction was increased by driving in reverse. They proceeded to complete a 92 mile trek, completely in reverse.
aw0no TIL of the salt mine lake disaster which occured in 1980 due to a "minor miscalculation" by Texaco, which resulted in an entire lake being drained into a salt mine. The vortex even reversed the current of the gulf of mexico for 4 days