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TIL about Queen Khina, the African warrior queen of Aurès, who fought back against the muslim conquest of North Africa

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er44 TIL Titanic survivors were charged $1 per word to send telegrams from their lifeboat. One man used his last dollar to send the word Safe to his mother
QJEKX TIL that the Black Panther Party created the Free Breakfast for School Children Program in which they gave free breakfasts to over 10,000 kids so that they’d have the energy to learn in school
Ypj0d TIL A smaller binocular can have an even wider field of view than big one. Although the field of view depends primarily on the binocular's eyepiece design, the magnification also has a bearing
gMJWX TIL of US Navy Admiral Boorda the first person to rise from the enlisted ranks to become Chief of Naval Operations who killed himself after being accused of wearing 2 unauthorized service ribbons
9w8mr TIL “Scared Straight” interventions are ineffective and may in fact increase delinquency relative to no treatment at all