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TIL that on the eve of the civil war 44% of florida’s population was made up of enslaved people

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D1EDg TIL That there is a manga with a parody of the Russian President as the protagonist, getting isekaied (transported) to a magical world and his adventures there.
jN68E TIL Tax resistance has probably existed ever since rulers began imposing taxes on their subjects, evenbefore 1500 A.D. Tax resistance played a significant role in the collapse of several empires, including the Egyptian, Roman, Spanish, and Aztec
e0n5 TIL Bill Nye holds a patent for improved ballet shoes
4kv6w TIL there was an award-winning racehorse named Artax after the horse Artax in the movie "The Never Ending Story"
grdjb TIL: The football huddle was first invented by a deaf college team (Gallaudet University) in 1894 to keep the opposing team (also deaf) from reading their plays which were signed in ASL