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TIL that the reason why Europeans gave Native Americans many diseases in the New World, but not vice versa, is not just because of Europe's population dense cities/towns, but also because the Europeans had animal agriculture.

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gMyy9 TIL that when Fritz Duquesne's farm was torched and mum sent to a concentration camp as part of Lord Kitchener's policy in the Second Boer War, he vowed revenge. 15 years later, during WW1, he infiltrated Kitchener's warship and signalled a German submarine, which sank the boat, killing Kitchener
8eaAL TIL of the Mayerling Incident where Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, & his mistress, Mary Vetsera were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in the woods on January 30th, 1889. This destabilisation led to successive developments like the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
mXLY TIL there is a clock being built inside of a mountain that is designed to tick for 10,000 years, and play a unique melody that never repeats itself.
gvbA TIL that Sept 11th has a different meaning in Chile. That was the date in 1973 that the CIA backed the overthrow of a democratic government by Augusto Pinocet who would go on to kill over 3000 and torture up to 30,000 Chileans.
7e7r TIL Campfire smoke follows you because it sucks air towards it. By standing next to it, you create a vacuum between you and the fire, which the smoke tends to fill.