TIL In 1870 President Grant tried to pass a treaty to annex the Dominican Republic. Mainly it would expand American influence and unofficially provide a refuge for southern blacks seeking refuge from persecution. Despite support from the Dominican Republic, the treaty was defeated in the Senate. by whatilearned March 10, 2022, 12:37 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
10 Comments TIL several endangered species, especially red-crowned cranes and white-naped cranes, have found a strange refuge among the land mines, fortifications and total absence of people in Korea’s Demilitarized Zone. by whatilearned October 9, 2021, 5:11 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment TIL 8 Strikers were Shot during the Great Textile Strike of 1934. Strikers took refuge in the nearby cemetery where you can still see damage to gravestones from bullet strikes. by whatilearned September 6, 2021, 1:39 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL that the Białowieża Forest in Poland is one of the last remaining remnants of a forest that once stretched across all of Europe. The forest is only intact because a king in the 14th century used it as a refuge from the plague and afterward made it a protected land. by whatilearned March 15, 2021, 1:14 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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