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TIL that the first ever morse code message was “what hath god wrought?”

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yVPJl TIL about Marie-Marguerite Duplessis Radisson (c. 1718 – after 1740) an enslaved Pawnee woman who challenged her master’s authority over her. Although unsuccessful, she was among the first enslaved people in New France to succeed in even having their case be heard by a court. She did not go quietly.
W7GQL TIL The beautiful sand beaches of the Maldives are made out of 70% to 85% poo by the Parrotfish. One Parrotfish alone produces approximately 90kg of sand per year. This kind of sand is also heating up less than rocky sand.
eGmL TIL scientists believe the “Spokane Flood” was the largest ever megaflood to occur on our planet and would have drowned a 40-storey building. The waterfall it created carried 10 times the water of all modern rivers combined.
BrmPL TIL there is a trench network and no mans land for WW1 reenactments in rural PA. They run annual events that even feature WW1 aircraft and hundreds of reenactors
JY57Q TIL of a building in Silver Spring, Md. that has an inflatable shark on it in relation to Discovery Channels's Shark Week.