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TIL the Olympic torch lighting ceremony was started by the Nazis in 1936.

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AD6bl TIL a new religion has emerged in Tennessee that believes all US voting days are a religious holiday, legally allowing all members to vote by mail. They have Ministers in Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana, and Georgia.
d877d TIL Three Prime Ministers of Canada never sat in Parliament while they were Prime Minister, they are Kim Campbell, John Turner, and Sir Charles Tupper. Both Turner and Tupper were Prime Minister for less than 100 days.
kOjaE TIL That Will Ferrell performed for the sequestered OJ Simpson jury while a part of The Groundlings comedy troupe
nebMr TIL 52 years ago, the Dade County Sheriff's Office issued an arrest warrant for Jim Morrison, lead singer for the Doors. Morrison thought it was a practical joke, but later learned they added an additional charge for simulated oral copulation on guitarist, Robbie Krieger, during the concert.
85DX TIL Harriet Tubman (1823-1913) was alive at the same time as John Adams (1735-1826) and Ronald Reagan (1911-2004).