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TIL that Benjamin Franklin curiously stated, in context of the discussion to create the system of Impeachment in the United States, that, historically speaking, assassination was a justifiable way of removing “obnoxious” leaders.

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xlwo TIL that Venus’ rotation is slowing down at a shocking rate: 6.5 minutes slower over the last 16 years.
xPo1 TIL there is an ancient “second brain” in the stomach that is neurologically active and responsible for feelings like “butterflies in the stomach.”
8aL0b TIL The only astronomically aligned, full-scale, intact replica Stonehenge in natural stone is Esperance Stonehenge in Australia. It cost about about A$250,000 to build and was recently on the market for A$2.1M.
vPyPD TIL there are only 14 possible (Gregorian) Calendars but it takes 26 years to cycle through them. If you start with 9 different consecutive calendars it takes another 17 years to “collect” the other 5.
EgMw7 TIL the first Polish settlers arrived in Jamestown in 1608 - twelve years before the Pilgrims arrived in Massachusetts. They were skilled artisans brought by Captain John Smith. In 1619, they were not given voting rights and so led a strike, which is the first documented labor protest in the U.S.