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TIL about Governor McGovern

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gMmmA TIL that President Grant in 1875 called for taxing Church property equally and wrote that its tax exempt status was "an evil that, if permitted to continue, will probably lead to great trouble in our land".
vPXeB TIL of Helen, a Macaque monkey who was instrumental in the study of a condition in humans known as blindsight. Helen's primary visual cortex was removed, effectively blinding her. However, she blinked at motions that threatened her eyes and could navigate through environments as if she could see.
5A18 TIL that a Tennessee Death Row inmate wished for his last meal to be a pizza for a homeless person. Prison officials refused to honor his request and enraged witnesses paid for $1,200 worth of pizza for hundreds of homeless people in response.
JY44m TIL that Thailand in 1918 occupied a small town in Germany
kOmog TIL about the ghostly radio station, commonly known as "the Buzzer", situated in Russia that no one claims to run. It’s been broadcasting a dull, monotonous tone twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week for the last three-and-a-half decades. Anyone can listen to it by tuning a radio to 4625 kHz.