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TIL treadmills were used in Victorian times as punishments in prison

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0de6y TIL: The Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act was passed in 1974, specifically to prevent Richard Nixon from destroying records. In 1978 the Presidential Records Act was passed to apply to all future presidents.
wodaE TIL In 1969, Nixon appointed a Space Task Group which presented recommendations including building an Earth-orbiting space station, a lunar-orbiting space station, a base on the lunar surface, and a human expedition to Mars. They were too expensive, so Nixon directed NASA to build the Space Shuttle
LkvvZ TIL Denatured Alcohol isn't a chemical reaction. It's Ethanol -the same alcohol found in alcoholic beverages- mixed with other chemicals and made poisonous to ingest.
Q61d TIL that The parliament of Iceland, established in 930, is the oldest active parliament in the world.
1aQQP TIL - This year marks 61 years since the US has added a state, making this the longest the country has ever gone without adding a state. In the USA's 233 years, it's added a state every 6.3 years on average.