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TIL for the 1980 presidential election, one of Ronald Reagan's first choices for vice president was former president Gerald Ford

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XEAVR TIL Lake Superior's Isle Royale has a lake (Siskiwit) which also has an island (Ryan) which has a seasonal pond (Moose Flats) which contains Moose Boulder making it the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest lake in the world
WWON TIL that 20% (around 4 million songs) of Spotify’s catalog have never been played before.
PYXJE TIL "The Hampster Dance" song (1998) is just a sped up version of the song "Whistle Stop" from the animated Disney movie Robin Hood (1973).
j6PbE TIL that "fridge" comes from the brand "Frigidaire", one of the first to sell fridges in the world...
D1pgP TIL in the early 1920s, the KKK was very active in Chicago with 50,000 members in the city, the largest of any metropolitan area in the U.S. The group was driven from the city in 1925, when a Catholic organization, American Unity League, printed names, addresses, and occupations of Chicago Klansmen.