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TIL that in many countries Election Day is either on a Sunday or is considered a National Holiday, allowing for higher voter participation.

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yVeZV TIL US Army Maj. Gen. William Dean, captured by N. Kor. troops in 1950, was the most superior US officer captured since the fall of the Philippines. Before his capture, he led troops in brutal urban combat, knocked out a tank with a hand grenade, and survived over a month in the wild, losing 80 lbs.
J1aLQ TIL Justin Ross Harris (the /r/childfree user who intentionally left his son in a hot car to die) had his murder conviction overturned in 2022
01nL TIL that despite all the waste spewed into the Ganges, bacteriophages act as a “disinfectant,” devouring on organic materials and bacteria and killing them within 30 min of introduction to the river. This self-purifying quality leads to oxygen levels 25 times higher than any other river in the world
69vEQ TIL the lost vans in Cars (2006) are a reference to the Death Valley Germans
kJB7g TIL, that Sierra Blanca Peak in New Mexico is the southernmost mountain in the lower 48 to reach above 11,000 ft. Being just 19ft shy of being the southernmost point above 12000ft