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TIL the Hatian Revolution is the only recorded successful slave revolt

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5Ym78 TIL about the Russian Lykov family who remained isolated from society for over 40 years and when discovered were unaware WWII had taken place
R7kpa TIL that Halsey Taylor came up with his improved fountain after his fellow employees started contracting dysentery from contaminated water. Taylor created a fountain where water came out in an arc allowing people to drink water from several inches away drastically reducing the spread of illness.
W75kY TIL that Machine Gun Kelly learned to speak Arabic before he learned English.
d8mrB TIL that ravens and wolves have formed a mutually beneficial relationship out in the wild. Ravens have been observed calling wolves to the site of dead animals so that the wolves will then open up the carcass and leave the scraps for the ravens once they're finished.
yV7eX TIL the universe is mostly hydrogen (74%) and helium (24%). All other matter is part of the remaining 2% of stuff in the universe. The sum total of this matter accounts for less than 5% of the universe’s energy.