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TIL of the ‘Banana massacre’ in 1928, where up to 3000 striking workers where killed by colombian forces, after the US threatened to invade if they would not protect american interests.

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nWPdP TIL that the Library of Congress, the library and research service for the United States Congress and the de facto national library of the United States, contains "Fallout Equestria", a crossover fanfiction between the "Fallout" video game and "My Little Pony" TV show
M7o77 TIL anyone born in Northern Ireland or a child of a British Northern Irish citizen is entitled to Irish citizenship.
xVpZ7 TIL of the One Small Step Act, which gives legal protection to the Apollo Moon landing sites against possible inadvertent or intentional tampering. It passed the US Senate in 2019 and is awaiting a vote in the House of Representatives
LQNBp TIL 40% of teens have sent or posted nude or semi-nude pictures.
xQKw TIL That the “Help me Tom Cruise, I’m on fire!” scene from Talladega Nights is based on an actual past NASCAR event when alcohol fuels were in use. These fuels burn clear, making fires on the track invisible to observers.