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TIL: Texas, by Supreme Court ruling, cannot secede from The Union

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yQj1e TIL that according to a study from UC Berkeley, the most successful marriages were those where the wife was able to calm down quickly after arguments – The husbands' emotional regulation had little to no bearing on long-term satisfaction.
D1Jdp TIL James Cook dubbed the islands of Hawaii 'the Sandwich Islands' to honour his sponsor, the Earl of Sandwich, and this name was commonly used by foreign governments for well over fifty years.
rRnLW TIL General Ulysses Grant spotted a teamster beating a horse in the face with the butt-end of a whip, trying to free up a wagon stuck in mud. The usual calm Grant was so outraged that he ordered the teamster be tied to a tree for hours, presumably to allow him to think about his cruel actions.
a8o1o TIL wireless operator jack Phillips of the rms Titanic did the best he could As the ship sank to contact other ships for assistance. He would not survive the sinking and his body, if recovered, was not identified. His actions saved many lives that night. He was only 25 years old.
woLM6 TIL in 2004, every single Billboard Hot 100 number 1 hit was made by a Black artist.