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TIL About “Cancer Alley” a part of south Louisiana where corporations/fossil fuel industry has been allegedly spreading illness

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RA1a TIL that it is so hard to swat a fly because they piece together images sent from their eyes to the brain, 250 times faster than humans.
OoXnR TIL this giant rubber duck I saw in photos once exists in Canada and was paid entirely by taxpayers' money
GAZnJ TIL the Battle of Xiangji Temple during the An Lushan rebellion of China had one of the highest casualty counts for any one-day battle. About 130000 soldiers died, despite the battle having occurred in 757 CE.
85Ra TIL in 1985, John Fogerty of CCR was sued for sounding like himself in his solo music. The cost: $1.1 million in legal fees. He pushed it to the Supreme Court to fight the double standard of defendants not being awarded the fees & won, setting a precedent that defends artists from corporate sabotage
EgONo TIL - In many native American societies, hierarchies were eschewed and persuasion was employed to decide public policy. Rational oratory was a highly valued skill and Kondiaronk's were reputed to be second to none. His skills won him tours of the salons of Paris.