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TIL The Soviets Dropped Cluster Bombs on Finland but Claimed they Were Humanitarian Food Drops. As a Result, The Finns Coined the Term “Molotov Bread Basket” to Describe These Bombs and then the Term “Molotov Cocktail” as “A Drink To Go With The Food”

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jPPM TIL: The most poisonous animal in America is the rough-skinned newt, whose skin contains a poison 10,000 times deadlier than cyanide. They are far more toxic than any other land animal because their predator, the garter snake has become increasingly immune to the toxin as it has become more potent.
Ege0 TIL In 1945 Frank Sinatra cancelled a $10,000 gig and traveled to Gary, Indiana to convince white high school students striking against integration to return to school. Sinatra called it “the most shameful incident in the history of American education.”
mMPP TIL of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Roman Emperor. 563 years ago today, as Ottoman cannons breached the once-mighty Theodosian Walls of Constantinople, he donned the appearance of a common soldier and led his remaining men to one last valiant charge in the name of Rome and their home.
5YJvn TIL of Willie Sutton, a bank robber in the early 1900’s who stole an estimated 2 million over a 40 year career. He never robbed a bank with a loaded gun because he didn’t want anyone to get hurt, and allegedly never robbed a bank when a woman screamed or a baby cried. He escaped prison 3 times
xMg5 TIL That Ghandi Was Extremely Racist Towards Africans and even Lobbied for Segregated Entrances To Public Buildings