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TIL Pocahontas’ marriage to John Rolfe was considered the first interracial marriage in American history.

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v1m44 TIL of John Frederick Parker, the bodyguard assigned to Abraham Lincoln on the night of his assassination, not only was he 3 hours late, but he left his post to get a drink at a saloon next door. It was during this that Booth entered the box seats where Lincoln was sitting and shot the president.
Z67o TIL Sperm whales are the loudest animals on Earth. Their calls reach up to 230 decibels.
7rQ07 TIL cockroach infestations can be so bad that the house needs to be burned to the ground surrounded by a ring of fire to prevent any of the little demons from escaping.
R77j8 "About 90 percent of everything we buy will travel on ships"
9vZD TIL, we kiss under mistletoe to honour Balder, the Norse god, and brother of Thor.