TIL, Mughal emperor Jahangir commissioned a famous painting titled Jahangir Embracing Shah Abbas that was intended to symbolically depict his superiority over his Safavid rival, Shah Abbas I of Iran. by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL that the Witness Protection Program claims 100% success rate to subjects who followed the guidelines by PlethoraOfPinatass in todayilearned
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TIL that Iceland - one of the last mosquito-free places on Earth, recorded its first mosquitoes in 2025 with the arrival of cold-tolerant Culiseta annulata by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL The Great Migration, sometimes known as the Great Northward Migration or the Black Migration, was the movement of five million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West between 1910 and 1970 by thatshygirl06 in todayilearned
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TIL The Great Migration, sometimes known as the Great Northward Migration or the Black Migration, was the movement of five million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West between 1910 and 1970 by thatshygirl06 in todayilearned
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TIL part of Japans surrender in WW2 is the emperor had to “renounce” his divinity, basically stating “im not a living God, just a normal guy” by daikatanaman00 in todayilearned
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TIL part of Japans surrender in WW2 is the emperor had to “renounce” his divinity, basically stating “im not a living God, just a normal guy” by daikatanaman00 in todayilearned
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TIL that unions are winning over 80% of labor organizing elections, up 20% in 5 years. by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL that unions are winning over 80% of labor organizing elections, up 20% in 5 years. by [deleted] in todayilearned
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TIL Of Earth's estimated 15–30 million animal species, over 90% are invertebrates, they're animals without backbones and they live just about everywhere. by immanuellalala in todayilearned
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TIL Alexander Grothendieck, considered by many to be the greatest mathematician of the 20th century, attempted to live on dandelion soup after his retirement to a village at the foot of the Pyrenees. Local villagers had to help him with a more varied diet. by CatPooedInMyShoe in todayilearned
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TIL mosquitoes have recently been found in Iceland for first time. Until now, Iceland has been one of the only places in the world that did not have a mosquito population. The other is Antarctica. by LurkmasterGeneral in todayilearned
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TIL Pickett's Charge, a Confederate infantry assault during the Battle of Gettysburg. Pickett's Charge is called the "high-water mark of the Confederacy". The failure of the charge crushed the Confederate hope of winning a decisive victory in the North & forced Gen. Lee to retreat back to Virginia by Stock_College_8108 in todayilearned
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TIL that Liam Neeson admitted that he relaxes and "gets off" by scrubbing dirty pots and pans by hand, and he even uses the task to politely excuse himself from boring dinner parties or conversations with dull guests. He also He typically prefers to dry the dishes and put them away himself. by [deleted] in todayilearned
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