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TIL Baseball legend Jackie Robinson was court-martialed for refusing to move to the back of a bus. Six violations of the Articles of War were the charges.

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BrVRD TIL that there’s a “dead spot” in the Black Sea where scientists have found ships as old as 1200 years preserved well enough to see chisel marks from original builder.
Z8aDG TIL that there are walls in Scotland that people made during the Iron Age using heat to melt rocks together, but the specific methodology is unknown and continues to baffle scientists. They are the Vitrified Walls of Scotland but can be found in other European countries as well.
D1Vve TIL that the citric acid used as a preservative in many foods and beverages is not from citrus fruits, but from black mold.
Xax8 TIL that Taco Bell, the famous Mexican food eatery, has attempted twice to enter the market of its spiritual motherland. Unfortunately, Taco Bell has failed to enter the Mexican market. Twice.
1a84O TIL the Rod of Asclepius, a snake winding around a stick and international symbol of medicine, represents the treatment for the bloodworm Dracunculus. This worm travels through the blood and eats its way to the skin: treatment involves wrapping the worm around a wooden stick and pulling it out.