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TIL that most butterfly’s depicted in art are shown as dead

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Eg90d TIL the shortest war in history, the Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896, lasted only 38-45 minutes. The UK fought the Zanzibar Sultanate over a new Sultan who did not have British approval. The outcome was a puppet government with heavy British influence over Zanzibar.
WbJ4 TIL that an early Chinese surgeon named Hua Tuo used Cannabis mixed with wine as an anaesthetic. As a result the Chinese term for “anesthesia” (mázui 麻醉) literally means “cannabis intoxication”.
BrkbL TIL The band KISS had to change their logo in Germany because the letters SS too closely resembled the "s-bolts" logo of the Nazi Party's paramilitary Schutzstaffel forces. It is illegal to domestically distribute or publicly use symbols from the Nazi party in Germany.
e0MKL TIL making girls play video games improves their spatial intelligence to match boys
wo56o TIL about a Zambian Space Program in the mid-1960s to send teenager Matha Mwambwa and two cats to the Moon. A mission to Mars was also planned. It was led by Edward Nkolonso, a former soldier and teacher. The purpose of the mission was to establish a Christian ministry for 'primitive' Martians.