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TIL that the classic “striped sailor shirt” originally featured 21 stripes, one for each of Napoleon’s victories.

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X0Mgj TIL Zheng Yi Sao was one of history's most prolific pirates and also a woman! A sex worker who married the head of a prolific pirating organization, she inherited it after his death & her marriage to her stepson. Captured by the East India Co, she still remained wealthy until her death aged 68.
0wdgA In less than two generations, population sizes of vertebrate species have dropped by more than 50 percent. According to 2014’s Living Planet Report, this means we have lost over half of our birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish, and mammals.The situation is dire, but are we too late? National Geographic Emerging Explorer Shah Selbe expands on what has caused this decline and if it's possible to reverse humanity’s effect on these populations.
VBgxp TIL that the earliest documentation of distilling water was by the Ancient Greek philosopher, Aristotle
OoMJL TIL Pokémon is the highest-grossing media franchise in the world with $59 Billion in revenue, $16 Billion more than Star Wars
4kOdg TIL Times New Roman changes its "g" when italicized. From double-bubble to single-dingle.