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TIL Black People Were Actually Placed in Zoos

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y1LM TIL one of the adversities that the Napoleonic army faced in Russia was the fact that the buttons of their uniforms may have turned to dust. Tin was the major metal used to make buttons and the bonding structure of tin atoms begins to change when temperatures drop below 13°C
J1n6m TIL the Intracostal Waterway is a 3,000 miles (4,800 km) federally maintained, navigable toll-free shipping route that runs along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico coasts in the southern and eastern United States
wLNWM TIL about Aljamiado, the use of the Arabic script for transcribing European languages, namely Spanish and other Iberian languages of the time. Aljamiado has been used before as well as after the Inquisition by the Moriscos as a way for them to preserve their culture and religion.
7OQr TIL that Shell oil initially sold antiques and later imported sea shells from the Far East.
4kREX TIL that in 2017 Billy Corgan (of the Smashing Pumpkins) purchased The NWA (National Wrestling Association), one of the oldest wrestling associations in America formed in 1948.