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TIL that Russia embraced Christianity over Islam because alcohol.

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0wkxR TIL in 1967, the Nigerian Civil War was halted for 48 hours so that both sides could watch Pelé play in Lagos.
ANlld TIL WWII ship wreaks are just years away from releasing ~15 million tonnes of oil as their hulls rust away. 400x more than the Exxon Valdez disaster.
D19rr Today I learned of the Tulsa race massacre, white mobs targeted a black community and 36 people were killed.
4kNwa TIL that Ulysses S. Grant incurred more Union loss of life than was inflicted on the Confederacy during his Eastern Campaigns of the American Civil War.
gM0rD TIL the phrase "do you or a loved one suffer from mesothelioma" is the perfect example of the second person point of view.