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TIL that the Eastern Roman Empire once sent troops to Ethiopia to support Ethiopia's invasion of Yemen

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1a8nV TIL that Niue is a member of some UN specialised agencies (such as UNESCO, and the WHO), and is invited, alongside the other non-UN member state, the Cook Islands, to attend United Nations conferences open to "all states".
waLE TIL when emperor Caracalla visited Alexandria, he was greeted with satires of him and other insults. He responded by massacring the city’s citizens and pillaging it afterwards.
AD1Bg TIL: That the old mnemonic of "Red touches black, it’s a friend of Jack" for coral snakes isn't reliable.
XE5nD TIL whale oil was used in transmission fluids as recently as 1972. Transmission failures soared when its use was banned.
W7pYX TIL about anthropodermic bibliopegy, the practice of binding books in human skin that was popular in the 19th century.