400,000 people boycotted sugar to end slavery. Find out how!
TIL that in 1792, 400,000 British people gave up sugar to boycott slavery when the UK population was at 6 million
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Ad slot: insert your AdSense code here Marines outsmart AI camera in the most unexpected ways. Watch now! Ad slot: insert your AdSense code here Original Post: TIL an entire squad of Marines managed to get past an AI powered camera, "undetected". Two somersaulted for 300m, another pair pretended to be a cardboard box, and…
Ad slot: insert your AdSense code here Find out why Wendy's ended their contract with Clara Peller after she found something unexpected in a Prego ad! Ad slot: insert your AdSense code here Original Post: TIL Clara Peller, the Wendy's "Where's the beef?" lady, was also in an ad for Prego in which she says,…
Ad slot: insert your AdSense code here Tobey Maguire's back issues almost cost him Spider-Man 2 role, leading to a surprising turn of events. Ad slot: insert your AdSense code here Original Post: TIL Tobey Maguire expressed concerns about his back problems preventing him from starring in Spider-Man 2, but when the studio secured Jake…
Ad slot: insert your AdSense code here Man takes selfie with walrus, gets dragged into water & drowned. Trainer tries to help, gets killed too! Ad slot: insert your AdSense code here Original Post: TIL in 2016 a man in China who took a selfie with a walrus was killed by the animal afterward, when…
Ad slot: insert your AdSense code here Iowa brothers' loyalty in WWII was unmatched. Learn their incredible story. Ad slot: insert your AdSense code here Original Post: TIL about the Sullivan brothers, 5 men from Iowa that enlisted in the Navy after Pearl Harbour. They asked to be assigned together and all died when USS…
Ad slot: insert your AdSense code here Discover the scandalous downfall of a Hollywood icon! Find out why Roscoe \"Fatty\" Arbuckle's career came crashing down. Ad slot: insert your AdSense code here Original Post: TIL of early film star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. He brought Buster Keaton into the film industry and mentored Charlie Chaplain. His…