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ylNJ TIL the Red Swastika Society was not a German organization, but a Chinese equivalent to the Red Cross.
QN44k TIL that, despite their reputation as outlaws, pirates often operated on democratic principles. Everyone had to vote to make any major decisions, and even captains can be voted out. Pirates even had a system of workers compensation, with the crew maintaining a central fund to help injured pirates.
wnPM TIL that 19 Baboons from Paris Zoo sent to a national park in England were unable to understand English commands but were fully cognitive of French words, forcing their English keepers to learn French.
abZJ TIL Ancient peoples in the Middle East and India tamed Cheetahs and trained them to ride horses.
8e6MG TIL in 1945 there were statues created from the measurements of 15,000 American men and women, representing the average size and shape of a U.S. citizen. They were named Normman and Norma.