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TIL Bahia incident, in which a Union warship captured a Confederate warship in Brazilian waters. As a result, Union Commander Napoleon Collins was court-martialed; his dismissal was never carried out because his actions were viewed as militarily helpful and popular in the North.

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gMGVX TIL at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics there was a "Savage Games" known as Anthropology Days staged. Native Americans and "ethnic tribesman" from many countries were shipped in to compete against each other with the purpose of displaying White superiority.
78pnL TIL in Finland long-distance trains have sections for people travelling with pets, with a seat next to the passenger and compartments for night travel.
We54 TIL the concept of PH was invented to make better Beer.
6Eb8Z TIL about Gordon, or "Whipped Peter", an enslaved African American. The pictures of his scourged back provided Northerners with visual evidence of brutal treatment of slaves. Abolitionists distributed the pictures throughout the United States and internationally to show the abuses of slavery.
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