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TIL during and immediately after the US Civil War, many -- like Frederick Douglass -- referred to it as the Slaveholders' Rebellion

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nerQb TIL after being shot and stabbed multiple times during his assassination, Alexei Nikolaevich, the heir to the Russian Empire throne, survived until the assassins found precious gems in between his shirt and tunic protecting him.
QJ1RM TIL that Los Angeles County has a bigger population (10.04 million) than 40 US states. (9.986 million or less)
v1Alr TIL female wallabies are permanently pregnant throughout their adulthood. They have two uteruses and can conceive a new baby before birthing another.
pWXG TIL in China, the number of people living in caves is greater than the population of Australia.
1JrX TIL that in Japan there is a railway company that employs a cat as a “Super Station Master”. She is the only female employee in a managerial position