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TIL From 1778 to 1871, the United States government entered into more than 500 treaties with the Native American tribes – and violated every single one.

by whatilearned February 12, 2023, 9:07 pm

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Would you be in favor of removing “In God We Trust” from American currency and why?

by QuestionGuy February 12, 2023, 3:59 am

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TIL that during the Battle of the Chateauguay, an American officer demanded his Canadian opponents surrender. However, the American officer had not properly displayed the truce flag. So, the Canadian forces simply shot and killed him and then went on to win the battle.

by whatilearned February 11, 2023, 10:42 am

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What is a massive American scandal that most people seem to not know about?

by QuestionGuy February 11, 2023, 9:01 am

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TIL in WW2, Japan interned 130,000 British, Dutch, and American civilians. 14,000 of them perished as a result

by whatilearned February 10, 2023, 2:47 pm

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TIL Charles “Black Bart” Boles was an American outlaw who committed 28 successful stage coach robberies entirely on foot between 1875 and 1883, as he was afraid of horses. He also reportedly never once fired a weapon during his years as an outlaw.

by whatilearned February 10, 2023, 1:05 pm

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TIL Berry Oakley, bassist of American rock band “The Allman Brothers Band”, died in a motorcycle accident in 1972, just three blocks from where his fellow bandmate Duane Allman also died in a motorcycle accident the year before. Both Berry and Duane were 24 at the time of their deaths.

by whatilearned February 10, 2023, 3:36 am

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What can American politicians do to actually improve the lives of the 99%?

by QuestionGuy February 10, 2023, 12:49 am

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Non-Americans, what’s the most American phrase you can think of?

by QuestionGuy February 9, 2023, 5:26 pm

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The Daily Routine of American Author and Journalist Hunter S. Thompson

by CopyPastaArchive February 8, 2023, 6:31 pm

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TIL that American artist Grandma Moses was born before the Civil War and lived to see the first manned spaceflight. She died in 1961 at 101.

by whatilearned February 8, 2023, 4:02 pm

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TIL of British General Charles “No-flint” Grey. Grey defeated several American armies in stealth attacks, using his favoured tactic of having his men remove the flints from their muskets and attack enemies using their bayonets alone.

by whatilearned February 8, 2023, 10:19 am

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