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TIL Nevada sent its state constitution by telegram to become a state in time for the election

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kmGE TIL that contrary to popular belief, almost all surgery during the American Civil War was performed under general anesthesia and “pain bullets” are a myth. They were actually chewed by pigs.
OkmR TIL 16% of the world’s population, 1.1 billion are atheists, agnostics and people who do not identify with any particular religion
oR1gE TIL of Kenkanryu (Hatred of the Korean wave), an anti-Korean manga released in 2005 by a Japanese nationalist criticising controversial Korean-Japan issues including comfort women, Liancourt rocks etc. from a pro-Japan perspective
5YRy9 TIL the Texas Horned Lizard can shoot blood from its eyes
gr987 TIL During WW1 Sauerkraut was called liberty cabbage.