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6EERQ TIL that when The united states was facing the threat of secession, Lincoln's Secretary of State (William H. Seward) suggested Lincoln to provoke a war with one of the major powers of Europe, France, Great Britain or even Spain, in order to unite the country.
PYaJL TIL that an English inventor invented a thermal shielding material, called Starlite, which was able to withstand extreme heat (10,000 degrees C), but never revealed its composition in fear of reverse engineering and losing control of rights to the material.
b6rJE TIL after the Mexican government refused to pay damages to a French pastry chef who's shop in Tacubaya was looted, French King Louis Philippe I. got involved, leading to the Franco-Mexican Pastry War of 1838.
yVN8l TIL: In South Korea, some stores carry "one a day" bananas which are packaged in order of ripeness
Bganx TIL that according to The Rules of Oléron, circa 1266, Article XXIII, an harbour pilot was liable to lose his head by the captain of the ship, without penalty, should he run the captain's ship aground.