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TIL of William Augustus Bowles, a White Man Who Became A Part of the Muscogee People and Tried to Unite Native Tribes to Protect their Land Against US Invasions

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mxayo TIL there was a country called United States of Central America, formed by El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras. That country was formed in August 1898 and dissolved in November of that year,
xbp5 TIL of a remarkable gypsy (Sinti) boxer in Nazi Germany, who after beating an ‘Aryan,’ was threatened by the Nazis into throwing his next match. He came to that match with dyed blonde hair and whiteface and lasted five rounds. His name: Johann Trollmann
P1VLw TIL about Stigler's Law - which "states that no scientific discovery is named after its original discoverer." Yes - apparently Stigler [intentionally] stole credit for this from a sociologist (Robert Merton).
a8oYy TIL that during the Siege of Suiyang between 40-50,000 people were cannibalized by their own forces.
X0o8R TIL Why paper cuts are so painful is b/c at a microscopic level, paper is actually quite rough. A knife makes a straight cut, but paper acts like a saw blade and does more damage to cells and nerve endings. Paper also leaves behind tiny fibres and chemical residues, irritating the wound even more.