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TIL that after the American Civil War, many ex-Confederates fled to places like Brazil and Mexico, setting up colonies in the process.

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e0MkJ TIL that the concept of a "rap battle" has existed since the 5th century CE. "Flyting", was a spoken word event where poets would trade insults back and forth in poetic verse.
BbQe TIL that in 1984 a cult spread salmonella on salad bars at restaurants in an Oregon city. They hoped to incapacitate the local population so that their candidates would win local elections. It was the first and single largest bioterrorist attack in US history.
j4Rv TIL that when filming the movie Titanic they only built the port side of the ship. Scenes showing the starboard side were flipped in post production. As a result of this everything on the starboard side of the ship, from lettering to the buttons on costumes, had to be backwards during filming.
596P TIL News Giant CNN Censored Coverage of an Arab Spring Uprising in Bahrain.
neOLo TIL That dogs and cats circle around before bedding down as a throwback to their wild ancestors. Their survival instincts provoked them to position themselves in the direction of the wind to pick up predator scents and choose the best angle for keeping an eye on the environment.