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TIL that Roger Fenton's 1855 Crimean War photo series is the first historic attempt to portray a war campaign with the help of photography

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rbyy TIL of Robert “Yummy” Sandifer, an extremely troubled 11 year old boy from Chicago who had commited 23 felonies and 5 misdemeanors by the time he was murdered by his own gang at age 11.
D1e4V TIL that in Europe, coffee was once considered as the "Muslim drink" and banned, until Pope Clement tasted it and deemed it Christian
vPyrR TIL 96% of the mass of mammals on earth are us and the livestock we’ve domesticated as well as 70% of all birds on earth are domesticated poultry, mostly chickens.
5YGrP TIL of Alcibiades, an ancient greek general who'd served not one, not two, but three nations during the Peloponnesian War. After being exiled from Athens by his enemies, he played a pivotal role in their downfall whilst serving Sparta, and vice versa when he served Athens again until he got exiled.
MQOW TIL if you get pulled over in Texas and you are carrying a lot of money the cops can just take that money.