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TIL in pre-Islamic Arabia two cousin tribes went to war with each other when a tribe leader killed a she-camel belonging to the other which in turn caused him to be assassinated. It lasted 40 years and is estimated to have killed thousands.

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wooKo TIL that the first piece of legislation passed by the 1st U.S. Congress was the Tariff of 1789, which levied a 50¢ per ton duty on goods imported by foreign ships. President Washington signed the act and the money was used to pay off the Revolutionary War debt.
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