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TIL Upton Sinclair, author of "The Jungle", was the Democrat nominee for governor of California in the 1934 election

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dDnKr TIL Microsoft considered using a photo called "Red Moon Desert" as the default wallpaper for Windows XP. It was taken by Charles O'Rear, who also took the "Bliss" photo ultimately chosen to be the default. Microsoft changed their mind after testers compared "Red Moon Desert" to buttocks.
VMnn0 TIL The difference between "Jr." and "II" is that "Jr." JR is to be used when the child is going to have the same name as his father, whereas "II" should be used when the child would be taking the name of a family member other than his father.
epgDD TIL In January 1962, the Flying Wallendas were performing a pyramid walk in Detroit Michigan, during the performance, one of the acrobats made a small movement causing them to collapse the pyramid and fall (they didn't use a net). Two acrobats died and one was paralyzed.
6EXRw TIL during a press conference in June 1943 Congressman Andrew May noted that Japanese depth charges detonated too soon to be effective. The Japanese changed depth charge tactics after the press releases, killing 800 US submariners
XYGE TIL The CEO of Nestle said that Drinking Water is not a human right, and that there should be a market value for it