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TIL that Eric Schmitt of Missouri is the 2000th senator to ever serve in the United States Senate. The next Senator to be sworn in will be the 2003rd Senator since the inception of the Upper house of the US congress.

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oRD8 TIL Japan holds the world record for largest orgy.
mxwMM TIL the woman in the 'woman yelling at the cat' meme was actually arguing with a group of people who were accusing her of making up her husband's abuse, who almost blinded her
v177K TIL that Whitney Houston's performance of The Star Spangled Banner - widely regarded as the greatest of all time - was not live, but pre-recorded. She sang into a dead microphone and audiences at home were fed the pre-taped track.
78p5L TIL that all (northern hemisphere) thoroughbred horses celebrate their birthday on Jan 1st.