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TIL of the Little Rock Nine, a group of nine African American students who were escorted by 101st Airbone Division soldiers into their school in 1957 after initially being blocked by the Arkansas National Guard and racial segregationists.

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MkBK TIL the term “Caucasian,” was first used in 1785 by a German Philosopher to designate what he deemed “attractive” races. All “unattractive races” were called “Mongolians.”
8awla TIL Napoleon discovered in his Egyptian campaign, the remains of an ancient canal linking the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean. He planned to rebuild the canal, but gave up when it seemed to expensive. This was a couple decades before the Suez Canal.
9YD6Q TIL that both America and Australia have major store chains called Target, despite them being completely unrelated.
xVmRw TIL that giraffes have dark tongues to prevent them from suffering from sunburn.
9wDVp TIL the images of rhinos with pink horns circling social media are not real photos. Dying them pink wouldn't actually work to prevent poaching, because the coloration wouldn't last long in the wild.