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TIL the creation of public drinking fountains in the US was supported by the Temperance Movement to stop people from drinking alcohol.

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VMZx0 TIL that the first person to be voted out of the first version of Survivor committed suicide a month after going home.
0ddwR TIL that The ancient Egyptian port city Heracleion was said to have collapsed into the sea. Everyone thought it was a myth until 1933, when a British air force pilot spotted the undersea ruins. But it would take until 1999 for archaeologists to precisely locate the city and start exploring.
dOVK TIL: tradition says that when entering a house or any other building, samurais had to leave their katana with a servant, but the wakizashi (a shorter katana) could be worn at all times and places. This is why the wakizashi is often called the samurai’s side arm
kejW TIL the US, working with Hanes and Levi’s, pressured the Haitian government to block a minimum wage increase. Haitian workers are the lowest-paid in the western hemisphere.
Z8XXv TIL in 2001, a South African company named Naspers decided to purchase a 46.5% stake into an up-and-coming Chinese tech company. This initial investment of $32 million into what would become Tencent has now ballooned to over $175 billion, making it one of the most successful investments in history.