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TIL of the Circassian genocide, in which 80-97% of the total population were either killed or expelled by the Russian Empire.

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JYxRQ TIL in 1961 Charlton Heston led a demonstration against segregated restaurants in Oklahoma
epwGL TIL about "The Pearl": An underground pornographic magazine issued monthly between 1879 and 1880. Its contents were three serial erotic tales simultaneously, devoted to sex in high society, incest, and flagellation. It was shut down by the British authorities for violating standards of obscenity.
nevj9 TIL of the 1936 Nazi Board Game "Jews Out" where you move your 'Jews' outside of the city walls to 'collection points' so they can be sent to "Palestine"
voj8 TIL: A 25-year-old lived for more than a year without a heart
Lkon0 TIL the CIA actively helped Indonesian dictator Suharto massacre an estimated 1 million suspected Communist Party sympathizers in 1965, providing training, mass media suppression, and lists of individuals whom they later acknowledged as being innocent.