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TIL US Veterans Can Choose an Atheist Headstone Emblem (an Atom with an A in the center)

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xQnb TIL Football Manager 2005 was banned in China for recognizing Tibet as an independent country
xwl0 TIL in 1982 a U of TX student received a C for a paper he wrote in support of the ratification of a 1789 amendment to the constitution regarding Congress’s pay because it was deemed “unrealistic”. In response he started a campaign to ratify it, and 10 years later it became the 27th amendment.
QrGX TIL American steel magnate Charles M Schwab died a pauper with over $300k in debt after blowing through a fortune that was worth $500-$800 million dollars today
1agyd TIL A woman who was being held at knifepoint by her boyfriend got help from authorities by typing "911hostage help!" in the comments section of a Pizza Hut online order.
dDXmZ TIL: On November 1st, 1755, An earthquake struck Lisbon, Portugal on All Saints Day. Thousands died as churches collapsed. Fire broke out across the city and people fled to the harbor, but there was no water. They started looting the wrecked ships and an incoming tsunami killed thousands more.