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TIL about Anton de Kom: a Surinamese anti-colonialist author who advocated for Suriname’s independence from The Netherlands, and later went on to join the Dutch resistance during World War II

by whatilearned January 12, 2022, 12:01 pm

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Protect Wikipedia’s Independence

by CopyPastaArchive December 10, 2021, 2:33 am

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TIL of the Moroccan Western Sahara wall. In 1987 the Moroccan government completed a 2700km sand wall to keep out guerilla fighters from the Polisario front, a Western Saharan independence movement. The minebelt that runs along the wall is thought to be the world’s longest continuous minefield.

by whatilearned November 14, 2021, 6:32 pm

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TIL of Richard John Andrews, a British Army officer who fought in the Second Boer War, WWI, the Irish War of Independence, and the Russian Civil War. He claimed to have been a captain in the Chilean Army while working there as an engineer. He was killed by malfunctioning equipment in his garage.

by whatilearned November 2, 2021, 4:31 pm

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TIL that Mahatama Gandhi modeled his Dandi march from Boston tea party. He always quoted about American struggle for independence in his speeches. He even flavored his tea with salt, while signing Gandhi Irwin Pact to commemorate the influence of Boston Tea Party in his satyagraha.

by whatilearned November 2, 2021, 5:18 am

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TIL In 1954, four Puerto Rican nationalists wanting Puerto Rico’s independence from US rule fired 30 rounds from the balcony of the U.S. House of Representates, wounding 5 congressmen. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter commuted the sentences of those convicted of the shooting.

by whatilearned October 29, 2021, 8:41 pm

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TIL that the One World Trade Center is 1,776ft tall. The height is in homage to the year that the Declaration of Independence was signed.

by whatilearned October 28, 2021, 1:08 am

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TIL that Mexico’s second president was black, fought against the Spanish in the Mexican war of independence, and abolished slavery.

by whatilearned October 23, 2021, 1:00 am

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TIL the West African kingdom of Dahomey was the second country after Portugal to recognize Brazil’s independence in 1822

by whatilearned October 11, 2021, 11:14 am

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TIL The US flag resembling the East Indian Company flag is no coincidence. Benjamin Franklin endorsed the Company flag for the new US flag while some colonists also felt that the Company was a powerful ally in the American War of Independence, as they shared similar grievances against the Crown

by whatilearned October 6, 2021, 1:54 am

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TIL Lifelong Friends John Adams and Thomas Jefferson Both Passed on July 4th, 1826, 50 Years After America Declared Independence.

by whatilearned October 5, 2021, 11:58 pm

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TIL about the Danish protest pig, a rare breed of pigs originating in Denmark. In the 19th century, Prussians prohibited the use of the Danish flag so the farmers started to create a new breed that resembles their flag. The red-white pigs quickly became a symbol of Danish cultural independence.

by whatilearned September 26, 2021, 7:11 pm

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