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TIL The USS Niagara was intentionally sunk in 1820 for preservation, and raised 93 years later for restoration.

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5YNKQ TIL Victor Hugo had a political career where, among other things, he advocated for universal suffrage and free education for all children.
pVvG TIL that Orthocarbonic Acid is called “Hitler’s Acid” because its molecular geometry resembles a swastika
Z8x4p TIL in 1958 a white girl kissed two African American boys aged 9 and 7 on the cheeks. The two boys were arrested, detained for 6 days without access to their parents or legal counsel, & were severely beaten by the police. The boys were detained for a total of 3 months.
R7w09 TIL of Thierville, France, unique in that there is no local war memorial. Starting from the Franco-Prussian War in 1870-71, through both World Wars, the First Indochina War (1946-54) & Algerian War (1954-62), all the soldiers from Thierville who took part in those conflicts came home alive.
5V5Er TIL a tradition in some of the Southern US is decorating trees with bottles. This custom was brought over by captured Africans and it has origins from the Kongo. One belief is that these captured evil spirits by luring them inside due to the attractive color of the bottles.