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TIL that 3 banana companies overthrew the government of Honduras.

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6EXRw TIL during a press conference in June 1943 Congressman Andrew May noted that Japanese depth charges detonated too soon to be effective. The Japanese changed depth charge tactics after the press releases, killing 800 US submariners
e0r6D TIL the American Civil War was the deadliest armed conflict in the country's history, resulting in 750,000 combined civilian and military casualties, which at the time (1860) represented 3% of the total population. By comparison, WW2 resulted in 405,399 casualties.
EgdNW TIL I learned that in 2017, Title Insurance companies in Texas sold $1.8 billion worth of policies and paid only $24 million in claims.
rRNrW TIL - During WWI, King Albert I of Belgium personally led the defense against the Germans, while the Queen served as a nurse, and their son enlisted in the infanty.
8aXja TIL that black peppercorns are technically a dried fruit of a flowering vine, kind of like raisins