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TIL Reagan and Gorbachev Agreed to Pause the Cold War in Case of an Alien Invasion

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m1EQY TIL that some families in China, when a relative dies, go through a 3 years period called "Filial Mourning", during this period they must refrain from any form of celebration, like parties, weddings, birthdays, etc.
oBXGr TIL that James K. Polk is the only US president who pledged to serve only one term during his campaign. He was known for fulfilling all his major promises and died 3 months after his term ended, making his retirement the shortest. He is also the only speaker of the house to be elected as president.
OG8QX TIL: To even be considered small, the effect size of the D.A.R.E. program would need to be 20 times bigger than it was.
9kJr TIL that it is a sin for followers of Sikhism to force their religion upon you, making it one of the most tolerant religions currently practiced.
dDlKj TIL of Wall-Sun-Sun primes, a category of prime numbers that obey certain rules related to the Fibonacci sequence. It is conjectured that there are infinitely many of them. None are known, and there are definitely none that are smaller than 20 digits.