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TIL Winston Churchill despised Gandhi and when he tried to hunger strike Churchill was in favor of letting him die

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ADe0x TIL that after Booth assassinated Lincoln by shooting him the back of the head, the largest manhunt in US history, involving thousands of troops and countless civilians, tracked him down to a barn. As he attempted escape, Sergeant Boston Corbett killed Booth by shooting him in the back of the head.
ne6Gr TIL that a breastfeeding mother can absorb some of the babies saliva through the breast duct. The mothers immune system analyses the saliva and adjusts the antibodies in the breast milk according to the babies needs.
PYreZ TIL that Adam Rainer was the only person in history to be both a dwarf and a 7 foot tall.
VMlpm TIL King You of Zhou deposed his wife, Shen, for his concubine, Bao Si. To entertain Bao Si, You would light fake war beacons and Bao Si would mock the tricked warlords. Shen's father rebelled and overthrew King You. The rebellion succeeded because no warlords responded to You's war beacons.
l7oZN TIL studies show that SPF-30 sun screen is just as good at reducing skin damage and skin cancer risk as higher SPF varieties and often provide a better balance of blocking UVA and UVB rays.