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TIL American bisons were hunted with the intention of destroying the food source of the natives.

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e0DD6 TIL the Manhattan Project scientists originally wanted to bomb Kyoto, but Secretary of War Henry Stimson successfully convinced the president that it would be needless culture vandalism, as he had toured the city on his honeymoon and knew it was not a military target.(Reposted with corrected source)
y8pV TIL Joe Montana helped cement his nickname “Joe Cool” after calming his team down in Super Bowl XXIII by pointing out John Candy sitting in the stands
4keeg TIL that half of all fertile women in Greenland in the 60s and 70s were forcibly given IUDs in a genocidal campaign, where the birth rate was cut in half.
7rQRr TIL about Dr Denis Mukwege, a congolese gynecologist who specialised in women victims of extreme sexual violence. Threatened, he exiled with his family, but the Congolese women joined forces for him to come back. He now works in Bukavu where he is under constant protection from the UN.
6Z5l TIL that the Plague solved an overpopulation problem in 14th century Europe. In the aftermath wages increased, rent decreased, wealth was more evenly distributed, diet improved and life expectancy increased.