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TIL that the Haitian Revolution was the only successful slave uprising

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R7r8Q TIL about Frieda Belinfante, a half-Jewish lesbian who lived in Amsterdam during WWII, and disguised herself as a man to avoid being captured and executed by the Nazis. Even though she was wanted for being part of the resistance movement she escaped out of Amsterdam and lived til she was 90.
epNMb TIL Chrysler offered in-car record players from 1955-1959. Known as Highway Hi-Fi, the vinyl records spun at 16 RPM and ran for about 45 minutes.
EEjW TIL there are 30 foot wide abandoned tunnels behind Niagara Falls
7rbZM TIL Jurassic Park almost had a sequel cartoon series in 1994
8e9ZV TIL Walt Disney fired the creator of Goofy for trying to start a union.