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TIL the original Washington Senators baseball team were actually officially called the Nationals for most of their existence, but fans and media still referred to them as the Senators

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nWRG TIL The office of President of the US can be transferred to the Vice President if a majority of the cabinet votes that the sitting President is incapable of his duties. In theory, the cabinet could peacefully stage a coup and overthrow the president.
Ry1Q TIL that Doom was so popular in 1995 that it was installed on more PCs than Windows 95. Bill Gates briefly considered buying ID software, but settled for getting a team at Microsoft to port the game to Win95. The team was led by Gabe Newell.
Aobo TIL that Ted Gunderson, an ex-FBI Special Agent in Charge and executive level FBI director, believed that a shadow government controls the US government, sophisticated child trafficking rings involve persons in Congress, and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing was the result of FBI provocateurs.
AVKw TIL that in North Korea, since every political candidate is chosen by the ruling party, there is only one name on a ballot. A voter may cross off the candidate’s name to vote against him, but must do so with a red pen next to the ballot box in sight of electoral officials.
xVMA1 TIL Poison Ivy doesn't actually spread when scratched and is not contagious. The reason it creates the illusion of doing so is because different parts of the body absorb the oil at different speeds.