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TIL that the FIRST individual in human history to denounce racism in a documented account was the Prophet Muhammad of Islam.

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4XvQg TIL that many small towns finance their governments by issuing traffic tickets. In hundreds of US counties fines are used to fund 10-20% of the local government budget.
XE9N8 TIL Although Switzerland is considered land locked, they have a Navy because multiple rivers provide access to the sea
4kvLw TIL: for 70 years the towns of Liberal, Kansas and Olney, England have simultaneous “pancake races,” on the day before Lent
rNYPe TIL wireless chargers make noise. When your phone is charging, an electromagnetic field is formed between the two, the coils inside the charger vibrate, creating electromagnetic waves. Those travel through objects and air to reach your ears within a certain distance.
wLx7W TIL that officer Ronald Speirs, just after being assigned commander of the E Company in January 1945 during the battle of Foy, ran through the German-occupied town and lines, linked up with the I Company soldiers on the other part of town and then proceeded to run back through without a scratch.