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TIL that Thomas Jefferson, the third US president, invented the swivel chair.

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JY8o1 TIL that Photorhabdus luminescens, a bioluminescent bacterium, reportedly infected the wounds of some American Civil War soldiers. This both caused the wounds to glow and helped the soldiers to survive due to antibiotics made by the bacterium. This phenomenon was named "Angel's Glow".
n8PY TIL that there are people in Kenema,Sierra Leone, africa. that think EBOLA is a hoax created by Doctors to steal blood from patients and rioters are trying to break down the hospital gates and rescue the patients inside. police are using tear gas and live bullets to disperse the rioters
WvaL TIL The astronauts aboard Skylab 4 went on “strike” for a day because they felt overwhelmed by the demands of Mission Control. The used the time to look out the window and think.
wZp1 TIL that originally, Monopoly was invented in 1903 to expose the unfairness of a social system where a small minority screw the majority of tenants.
xYdo TIL General William Tecumseh Sherman once said of Ulysses S. Grant: “Grant is a great general. He stood by me when I was crazy. and I stood by him when he was drunk; and now we stand by each other.” Sherman had been previously removed from command for insanity.