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TIL about the Ludlow Massacre when a corporation used the National Guard to kill the company's employees for daring to strike

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gKRy TIL there’s a day in the Netherlands called “rokjesdag”, which translates to skirts day. That’s the day in spring all girls are suddenly wearing skirts. This day is an invention of writer/columnist Martin Bril.
yQbxJ TIL that hippos produce a natural antibacterial sunblock. The ‘sweat’ is made of a red pigment, which contains an antibiotic, and an orange pigment, which absorbs UV rays. These two pigments work together to protect the hippos from both bacterial infections and sun damage.
p8ryG TIL that cigarette butts are the single greatest source of ocean trash. Cigarette butts have long been the most collected item on the world’s beaches, with a total of more than 60 million collected over 32 years.
1adyW TIL that Caesar salad was invented in Tijuana, Mexico, and contained whole lettuce leaves meant to be picked up and eaten with your hands
keMm [TIL] A Houston Texas man killed himself whilst playing Russian Roulette with a semi-automatic weapon. He did not realize that this type of weapon automatically chambered a round when the gun is cocked. He later won a Posthumous Darwin Award