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TIL from 1851 to 1856, Utah's territorial capital was the town of Fillmore in Millard County. The town and county were so named to flatter then-President Millard Fillmore.

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5gAD TIL Former Liberian President, Charles King, is listed in the Guinness Book of Records for the most fraudulent election reported in history, having won the 1927 election with 234,000 votes in a country with 15,000 registered voters
ADpal TIL that the first black millionaire was Madam C. J. Walker. She was the first in her family born into freedom, and made her money through developing hair and beauty products for black women.
GA561 TIL On the set of 'A View To A Kill' Grace Jones pranked Roger Moore with a big ole dildo
MeMLV TIL that it's a crime in NYC to take up more than one seat on the subway
Wyd4 TIL that Deaf people experience a “tip of the fingers” phenomenon in sign language, just as hearing persons describe a word being on the “tip of their tongue”