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TIL that there were thousands of indigenous peoples who allied with and fought alongside the conquistadors during the Spanish colonization of the Americas.

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Z0Ro TIL there are more slaves today than at any other point in human history. Nearly half of which are in India.
wW18 TIL in 2010 Paul the Octopus, from a German aquarium in Oberhausen, correctly predicted every single World Cup match outcome for the German National Team that year. He received death threats when he accurately foresaw their semi-final loss.
Xg7D TIL that a US company cannot legally forbid you to talk about pay with your coworkers.
51k8 TIL that a string of typographical symbols (such as “@#$%&!”) used to represent an obscenity or swearword is called a “grawlix”
XE0bE TIL Astronauts attach pieces of Velcro into their helmets to scratch their noses during space walks.