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TIL of the Strauss–Howe generational theory. According to this theory, every 80 years is a crucial “fourth turning” of generations in American history. The “fourth turning” is necessarily marked by a crisis that has destroyed the social order and created a new one, after which a new cycle commences.

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BV5L TIL that when Nazi troops conquered Paris, the Kaiser (living in exile) sent Hitler a telegram saying “Congratulations, you have won using my troops.”
yVKO8 TIL Chuck Mawhinney was a United States Marine who holds the Corps record for the most confirmed sniper kills, having recorded 103 confirmed kills and 216 probable kills in 16 months during the Vietnam War.
b6OM7 TIL New Hyde Park, NY is neither named for London’s famous Hyde Park or the upstate NY hamlet of Hyde Park. It is named for a Governor’s Wife.
rMLy TIL that the Holy See, the jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome is a permanent observer state of the United Nations and has used this status to oppose the adoption of a resolution on sexual orientation and gender identity proposed by the European Union in the General Assembly.
GMkG TIL that in 1958 in Monroe, North Carolina, two black boys, 7-old David Simpson and 9-old James Hanover Thompson, were arrested after being kissed by a white girl on their cheeks in a neighborhood game. They were charged with molestation and sent to reform school.