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xZXg TIL that French toast is also known as German toast or Spanish toast
W7E7X TIL the longest and most contentious election for the speaker of the U.S House of Representatives occurred during its 34th Congress (1855-1857). It lasted two months, took 133 ballots, and necessitated a rule change allowing for a simple plurality of members to select the speaker.
BgJne TIL about the OODA loop - a process created by a US Airforce Pilot instructing one to - Observe, Orient, Decide, Act. He applied the concept to combat operations, but its since been expanded to many areas of life, including commercial operations and even parenting
R7QR7 TIL that to train new operatives during the Cold War, the Soviets built fully functional replicas of American towns. Their residents consisted of retired deep cover operatives who taught the trainees everything they needed to know about blending into American life.
MeyEA TIL about “shame poles", a type of Totem pole intended to shame people.In Alaska there is a shame pole of Abraham Lincoln, shaming him for not paying back debts to the Tlingit people.