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TIL 15 of the largest ships pollute as much as the worlds 760 million cars.

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epeYJ TIL in 1981 George Thorogood and the Destroyers completed their "50/50 Tour", in which the band played shows in all 50 US states in 50 days. In fact, they played a concert in Washington, D.C. on the same day that they performed a show in Maryland, thereby playing 51 concerts in 50 days.
pYZ0G TIL Farrah Fawcett's iconic poster sold a record 12 million copies.
Orb7 TIL that the ancient Greeks used the term barbarian for anyone who didn’t speed Greek, including ancient Egyptians, as another language sounded like ‘bar bar bar’ to the Greeks which lead to the term 'barbarian’
KYkE9 TIL that after Confederate President Jefferson Davis passed a law approving conscription into the Confederate Army, many people resisted violently, making comparisons made between conscription and slavery.
JYxwm TIL The only time African troops foughts in North America was in 1863, when an Egyptian battalion fought for Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico against the Mexican Republicans