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Today I Learned How Dumb America Is!

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eJMD TIL that Samuel J. Tilden, the guy who lost the 1876 U.S. Presidential election by a razor-thin margin, bears the phrase “I Still Trust The People” on his gravestone.
J1YK1 TIL despite being home to Las Vegas, lotteries have been banned in Nevada since its statehood in 1864.
e00lb TIL Prince was to be in a Simpsons episode -when he sent his notes on the script, they didn’t match to what was written: Prince’s friend had written him new script instead. The episode was canned because Prince refused the original writers script; it was too similar to Michael Jackson’s episode.
69Bal TIL People throw €1.5 million in coins into the Trevi Fountain each year.
7rdbX TIL of the time footballer (later manager) Mark Hughes played in two matches, in two separate countries, on the same day. In November 1987, he played for Wales against Czechoslovakia in Prague. After the game he was quickly flown to Germany where he came on as a substitute for Bayern Munich.