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TIL a bill named the COVFEFE Act was introduced in 2017 to ensure internet communication from the President, via Twitter or other means, is preserved and stored in the National Archives

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78pnL TIL in Finland long-distance trains have sections for people travelling with pets, with a seat next to the passenger and compartments for night travel.
GYoKE TIL Stradivarius, of violin fame, also made guitars. While there are hundreds of Stradivarius violins, there's only one remaining playable Stradivarius guitar left in the world.
Dwwr TIL that in 2011, two men para-glided from the summit of Mt. Everest, arriving at a village in 42min and avoiding the dangerous conventional 3 day descent.
BQMW TIL that the Canadian military tortured a young man to death in Somalia in 1993. In response to this incident the Canadian government and military disbanded the entire branch of their military (Airborne command) that had committed the act.
GGK5 TIL that in 1996, a small town in Utah mistakenly booked the band “Rage Against the Machine” causing a community uproar and inevitably a ban on concerts – Footloose style.