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TIL about the us support for 1965 indonesia massacre

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6gE8 TIL there are “cancer villages” in China, where residents are hundreds of times more susceptible to cancer due to pollution.
PGYO TIL: Belladonna or deadly nightshade was used in eye-drops by women to dilate the pupils of the eyes to make them appear seductive.
j6ylp TIL, while much of the evidence and general consensus supports the Wright Brothers as “First in Flight” Alberto Santos-Dumont, Gustave Whitehead, and others have competing claims.
Gr0E TIL that as a protest, a UK voter drew a large penis on his ballot paper next to a candidate’s name. But as the rules simply state “make a mark next to the candidate of your choice” it counted as an official vote.
v1VRL TIL the first Asian Americans to fight on behalf of the US were Filipinos, referred to by General Andrew Jackson as "Manilamen" during the War of 1812. They were from a small fishing town called Saint Malo in Louisiana, which is also the first Filipino Settlement in the US.