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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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PYLog TIL that Indonesia created manta ray sanctuaries upon realising each manta ray brings lifetime tourism income of $1 million.
yRYV TIL that Ken Osmond, Eddie Haskell from Leave It to Beaver, became a police officer for the LAPD and was shot three times while on a foot chase with a car thief. He was placed on disability and later retired after 18 years on the force.
6ZoY TIL of a substance called “Libyan Desert Glass”; found in the Eastern Sahara and the deserts of Libya, this glass is of unknown origin (possibly from meteoric impacts), and has been found in ancient Egyptian Jewelry such as Tutankhamun’s Pectoral.
rRYD1 TIL more people have died climbing Table Mountain in Cape Town, than have been killed by Everest. Poor planning, dehydration and even losing concentration while taking selfies are to blame.
1ovV TIL that Carl Sagan warned that attempting to communicate with intelligent life outside of our solar system would be “deeply unwise and immature” due to the possibility of being annihilated by a hostile alien civilization.