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TIL there is no longer anyone alive who was born in the 1800s

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QNKmp TIL that Trickle down economics is actually a recycled version of the "Horse and Sparrow" Theory; the Horse-and-Sparrow theory dictates that if you feed a horse enough food, sparrows can feed off of the undigested feed in it's poop.
VBnG0 TIL the meerkat is the world's most murderous mammal with 20% of all meerkats being violently killed by another meerkat, most commonly their mother, sister, or aunt
VMkAG TIL in 1989, MLB broadcaster Jim Rooker said he'd walk back to Pittsburgh from Philadelphia if the Pirates blew a 10-run lead. When the Phillies came back and won 15-11, Rooker hosted a a 300-plus-mile charity walk from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh.
OoGr1 TIL that Lurleen Wallace could not seek appropriate treatment for cancer after her husband, Alabama segregationist George Wallace, kept it a secret from her for four years due to the fact that he wanted her to become Governor of Alabama. She died after only a year in office.
epdMb TIL that in 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a horse race despite being dead. He suffered a heart attack mid-race but stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the finish line in first place.