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TIL in 1797 The Treaty of Tripoli, which in part stated that the United States was in no way a Christian Nation, was accepted unanimously by the senate. There are no records of any debate or dissension on the treaty.

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1a6RX TIL in 1946, the British government attempted to plant 150,000 acres of peanuts in an African colony. After 5 years and nearly £50 million, not only had the project failed, but the land was ruined in the process, leaving it an unusable dust bowl.
5Y1wR TIL of German academic fencing duels fought with sharp swords standing against each other at arm's length, with evading a hit against the rules, duels paused only for stitching together the participants faces when hit.
yQA1V TIL about the "Duffy Blood Group" which serves as a receptor for some malaria species and that it is less present in Blacks resulting in increased resistance to malaria
N0K8 TIL that the full moon causes a tidal wave to roll up the Amazon river once a day and once a night for a period of only three weeks once a year, resulting in a continues, 4m high wave that can be surfed for up to 13km.
wL9BM TIL that Bridgette Wilson, who played Sonya Blade in the 1995 Mortal Kombat film, was jokingly known as "RoboBabe" on the set because of her insistence that she do her own stunts, including the fight scenes.