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TIL 100 million people worldwide depend on coffee for livelihood

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VMrep TIL Abraham Lincoln was unpopular among both the north and the south before he died.
QN4B9 TIL that Wangari Maathai became the first Black woman to win the 2004 Nobel Peace for her environmental work in Kenya. She was also the first woman in East and Central Africa to earn a doctorate degree.
GYjeg TIL in 1943 after Naval intelligence provided them with his exact itinerary, US fighter pilots successfully shot down a transport plane carrying Admiral Yamamoto, commander of the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Yamamoto was believed to be responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor
R77XQ Wearing high heel shoes, even when not moving “can alter the resting length of the muscles and tendons around the ankle,” which could destabilize the joint and increase the risk of injury.
awW1y TIL: The Sleeper Hold Works By Cutting Off Blood Flow To The Brain, Causing Unconsciousness in Seconds