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TIL Earth is the densest planet in the solar system.

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rRnNW TIL about Manuel Herrick, the first (and only) man elected to the US Congress after: 1) being raised to believe that he is the Second coming of Jesus Christ; and 2) being arrested for robbing a train, being declared insane at the resulting trial, and being sent to a mental asylum.
py4e TIL that there is evidence to support that Ancient Egypt had proctologists and their term for the position literally translates to “shepherd of the anus”.
newRG TIL of Randy Gardner, a 17 year-old high school student from San Diego who set the record for the longest time a human has gone without sleep (11 days, 25 min). Gardner's experimental analysis found paranoia, hallucinations, loss of concentration, and being unable to count backwards from 100.
XEL5E TIL that Andrew Jackson openly opposed paper money, instead preferring gold and silver coins as currency. In his farewell address he cautioned the public on the national bank. Ironic that his portrait has lived on the $20 since 1928, replacing Grover Cleveland.
k9Dd TIL That Ben Franklin’s quote “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety,” was actually about the legislature’s right to tax the citizenry to pay for, among other things, security measures.