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TIL of the Cagayan Battles of 1582 in the Philippines, the only recorded battle between European infantry and samurai. Conquistadors vs Samurai.

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XjaP TIL that a prestigious high school in California had to be told, in 2014, that serving fried chicken, corn bread, and watermelon in recognition of Black History Month might not be a good idea.
mkZv TIL when corn was first utilized by colonists and Europeans, they ignored the Native American’s process of first treating it with lime-water, which makes available the corn’s niacin to the body. As a result of their dependence on the crop, hundreds of thousands died of Pellagra, a niacin deficiency.
R7M16 TIL Einstein was still working on his Theory of Everything while laying on his deathbed, in the last hours of his life, while fading in and out of consciousness.
781EM TIL Napoleon, despite being constantly engaged in warfare for 2 decades, exhibited next to no signs of PTSD.
mxgDM TIL that the ball shaped Experimental Geodetic Satellite "AJISAI" (EGS) was launched by Japan in the mid 80s is still functioning today. Originally intended as a test subject for their launch vehicle that could then map exact positions for isolated Japanese islands.