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TIL that a prominent slavery apologist in the antebellum South argued that slavery was so wonderful it should be extended to whites

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OGPWR TIL there is a factory in Iran that makes US, British, and Israeli flags exclusively for burning during protests.
DQeWD TIL of William Rankin, a fighter pilot who survived trapped in a storm cloud after ejecting for 40 minutes.
8e1Ob TIL Isaac Newton created the modern color wheel
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