Today I learned

If you simply pay attention to what is taught in the history classes of U.S. schools, you would come away with the understanding that Winston Churchill was a great leader who doggedly carried Great Britain through the second World War. What is not mentioned in these classes is that Winston Churchill was a devout racist who was directly responsible for the starvation deaths of around 3,000,000 Indians.

More excellence from the video above:

“Evil is not the product of demented individuals. It is the product of demented social orders.”

“Evil is not exceptional.”

Simply put, square dancing is taught in the U.S. school system because the anti-semite and automaker Henry Ford viewed jazz music as immoral and corrupting of America’s culture. In an effort to fight the popularity of jazz music, Ford and his friend Benjamin Lovett heavily pushed for schools to teach square dancing.

This Square Dancing Conspiracy Is Insane [Mandatory]

Today I realized that the current U.S. Attorney General William Barr is a fascist.

TIL that roughly 75% of the world’s food is generated from only 12 plant and 5 animal species.

Biodiversity [The Future Market]

Want another crazy fact?:

By weight, just 4% of all mammals on Earth are wild. The rest are humans and livestock.

TIL that Aptos’ 4th of July celebration, known as “The World’s Shortest Parade”, got its start due to a ladies club voicing its opposition to the construction of a cement production facility.