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TIL that in the 1860s when the US was in Civil War, the French Emperir Napoleon III tried to place an Emperor in Mexico. After th US Civil War ended, members of the conservative Confederacy went into Mexico to support the Emperor while the rest of the US supplied arms to the liberal resistance.

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VMjv4 TIL the song "Blackbird" was inspired by the racial tensions in the US in 1968 as a symbolic way to support the efforts of the Civil Rights Movement. McCartney underlined also that “bird” is a British slang often used for “girl”, which would make “blackbird” become “black girl”.......Also, Bach....
m11vy TIL Achoo Syndrome is characterized by uncontrollable sneezing after sudden exposure to bright light such as the sun.
nWBaW TIL England has rainforests
dWdQ TIL that in 2008 a Canadian boy named Brandon Crisp ran away from home after his parents took away his Xbox 360. He was found dead soon thereafter.
dD589 TIL that November 9 holds special significance in German history. Coincidentally, it was the date of the fall of the Berlin wall, Kristallnacht, and the Munich beer hall putsch, to name a few.