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TIL of the General Strike of 1842 when English workers went on strike, demanding their government act in their interest.

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6Eyw8 TIL that debian (a linux based Operating System - Parent of Ubuntu) has its versions named after toy story characters since its initial release in 1996 (code named Buzz after Buzz Lightyear)
jNPEa TIL That dogs have 2x the neurons of cats
9Y7dm TIL the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation donated $4M to help stop malaria in a plan to create genetically modified non-biting male mosquitoes released to mate with malaria-carrying wild females, giving birth to progeny that dies before reaching the human biting age.
PY5JJ TIL that Major League Baseball is the second-highest-grossing sports league in the world, only slightly behind the NFL
OoNV1 TIL Magical Mystery Tour was largely unscripted - The Beatles simply told the crew and cast to "be on the coach on Monday morning". The movie didn't even have a stunt driver - in the race scene, the bus was driven by Ringo.