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TIL about Harry Washington, a slave owned by George Washington who escaped to fight for the British during the Revolutionary War, fled to Canada after the war, and eventually joined a rebellion against the British in Sierra Leone

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0JQy TIL a sect of judaism, Neturei Karta opposes Zionism and calls for a peaceful dismantling of the State of Israel, in the belief that Jews are forbidden to have their own state until the coming of the Jewish Messiah.
69y9l TIL Cats helped the Persians win the Battle of Pelusium against the Egyptians in 525 BCE. The Persians used cats as hostages and painted the image of the Egyptian goddess Bastet on their shields. The Egyptians were afraid of injuring the cats, so they surrendered.
ADYNo TIL the largest brick building in the Americas is located on an uninhabited island 68 miles west of Key West.
pYopA TIL in 2010 the first purchase a tiler made after winning £2.4 million in the lottery was a pool table. Then he retired & honed his skills at home during the lockdowns and rose through the ranks to become a regular county player. And in 2023, he represented England at the European Pool Championships
8dKK TIL America is the most Overworked Developed Nation in the World.