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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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gMGLb TIL that a year after he was elected as khan of the mongols in 1186, Temüjin (Genghis Khan) was defeated in battle by his former ally Jamukha, and only returned to power 10 years later. Jamukha wished to preserve the aristocracy while Temüjin supported a meritocratic system to delegate authority.
vDpB TIL a poisonous lagoon at a quarry was dyed black for safety. The previous azure water was so inviting the signs did not keep swimmers out.
VBYj0 TIL that the demiurge of Gnosticism originally came from Plato’s dialogue timaeus. the demiurge of timaeus is depicted as a benevolent figure who shaped the universe whereas the Demiurge of Gnosticism is depicted as an evil or ignorant figure who created the material universe.
DN8J TIL if you yelled for 1 year, 7 months, 26 days, you would produce enough sound energy to heat a cup of coffee
R6LQ TIL Oklahoma has a panhandle because Texas had to abandon all of its land north of Missouri’s southern border to be added as a slave state. It then went unassigned to any territory for 45 years.