› added 1 year ago

66

TIL On January 31, 1938, about 12,000 pecan shellers—mostly Hispanic women—walked out of their jobs to protest poor working conditions and low pay in what came to be known as the Pecan Shellers Strike in San Antonio, Texas. The strike lasted 3 months.

Read more guides.loc.gov

via reddit.com

GAy01 TIL in that 1999, Mexico began requiring drivers of American registered cars to leave a safety deposit of up to $800 before they could cross the border, as an effort to deter the crime of smuggling stolen American cars. It only lasted two days primarily due to complaints from American tourists.
Z8KYQ TIL that there are more trees on Earth (3 trillion), than stars in the Milky Way (100 billion).
8aROL TIL in 1984 a group of paleontologists ate a buffalo stew that had been frozen for 30,000 years. The flavor was reported as tough with an earthy mushroom smell.
d8Ye9 TIL a man was arrested for intentionally vomiting on an 11-year-old girl at a Philadelphia Phillies game
XXQE TIL if you have no debts and have $10 in your pocket you have more wealth than 25% of Americans