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TIL Washington DC wasn't built on a swamp

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5V7kn TIL where the word "Gerrymander" comes from. The 1812 Massachusetts Congress redrew the state districts to give their party electoral advantage, which Gov. Elbridge Gerry signed into law. A local paper compared the shape of one district to a salamander, coining the term "Gerry-mander", which stuck.
GAGLj TIL the most common misconception about Yellowstone is that it’s overdue for an eruption, as stated by Michael Poland, the current scientist-in-charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (YVO), the research consortium that monitors the volcano.
wL4n6 TIL: Selena's Killer Will be Eligible for parole In 2025-
m1wdy TIL about Tuffi the elephant. In 1950 Tuffi the elephant survived a fall from the suspended railway (Schwebebahn) into the river Wupper 12 meters below with just minor injuries. She went on to work in circuses until her death in 1989.
67VX TIL The average person has between 1,460 and 2,190 dreams a year, with an average of 4 to 6 dreams per night; but cannot remember over 80% of them.