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TIL President Nixon, after many years of refusing to release his tax returns, finally relented, saying “People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I am not a crook.” After the investigation, he was forced to pay $465,000 in back taxes he owed.

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nRQY TIL Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s grandfather was one of the directors blacklisted as a Communist in the McCarthy Era
LkN7p TIL of Ely S. Parker, a Native American who wrote the final draft of the Confederate Surrender. At the time of surrender, General Lee extended his hand and said, 'I am glad to see one real American here.' Parker shook his hand and said, 'We are all Americans.'
e0vD6 TIL that the rules for appointing vacant house seats depend on the state's own laws if the vacancy occurs during the second session (RIP John Lewis)
vKYB TIL that in some countries, and a small handful of US states, ‘None of the Above’ is a legitimate vote, and can result in new elections with new candidates.
AD5oB Today I Learned that Hobo, tramp and bum are not synonyms rather a strict hierarchy: Hobos travel and occasionally work; tramps just travel and bums do neither.