› added 3 years ago

318

Today I learned about Polish Haitians who date back to 1802 when they fought along side Haitian slaves during the Haitian Revolution which helped establish the world's first free black Republic. The Poles acquired Haitian citizenship for their support in overthrowing the French colonialists.

Read more friendlyborders.org

via reddit.com

XEXXr TIL: George Clooney's most faithful companion for almost 20 years was a 300lb Vietnamese pot-bellied pig named Max. Clooney first bought Max for Kelly Preston, but when she went on to marry John Travolta, she left the pig behind. Clooney often jokes that Max is the longest relationship he's ever had
EAN0 TIL the Burj Khalifa is so tall that residents above the 80th floor have to wait 2-3 minutes longer to end Ramadan
KOOZQ TIL there was an anti-gang unit in the LAPD that had ties to the Bloods. Over 70 officers were implicated in misconduct like shooting civilians, robbing banks, beating suspects (or worse), stealing cocaine, and framing civilians. Some believe the unit was involved in the murder of Biggie Smalls.
LQENm TIL The New Schubert Edition, the major publication of Schubert’s available works, is scheduled to be finished with over 100 volumes in 2027, 71 years after it started - and thus have taken more than twice as long to complete as Schubert himself lived (31 years).
ZpA7p TIL a group of vultures that is feeding is called a wake