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TIL There wasn’t a single clinical trial of the science in The Food Pyramid

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Wm08 TIL in 1961, Fidel Castro closed Cuban schools for a whole year and formed teachers into a “literacy army” with the goal to eradicate illiteracy. By the end of the year, 707,212 previously illiterate people had learned how to read.
aweGo TIL over 80% of the world have never flown on an airplane
6E5xm TIL in 1954 Israel tried to create a false flag attack in Egypt by planting bombs in Egyptian, American, and British civilian targets. Muslims were to be blamed in order to convince British troops to stay in the Suez canal. Israel denied any involvement before awarding the agents 51 years later.
x6yXg TIL Toni Stone was a female baseball player that played in the male leagues during the late 1940’s and 50’. Her play was praised by the likes of Ernie Banks and Hank Aaron.
16kKd TIL The Mongol Invasion ended partly since Korea in charge of shipbuilding ran out of wood