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TIL in 1795 the only known instance of a naval defeat by Cavalry occurred.

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4kdp5 TIL: America considers Jesus to be white because a Lebanese man, George Shishim, arguing for his citizenship in federal court in 1909 said that, “If I am a Mongolian, then so was Jesus, because we came from the same land.”
BgoWd TIL of Greek physician Georgios Papanikolaou, who invented the Papanikolaou, or “Pap” test, also known as a Pap Smear. This medical break-through provides low-cost, easily performed screening for early detection of cancerous and precancerous cells
L4g0 TIL in the state of Minnesota, it’s illegal to sell a US flag that is manufactured outside of the US. You can be fined up to $1,000 or be sentenced to up to 90 days in jail, or both.
Y89W TIL that every Whole Foods store employs at least one in-store artist who’s full time job is to creates all of the signs, displays, etc. you see while shopping.
W7NPY TIL of the Tlatelolco massacre, a student protest that led to hundreds of deaths and thousands of people being injured, after the mexican government had snipers firing at the Mexican Armed Forces to make it appear the protest had turned violent and justify the massacre