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m1G4x TIL George Washington feared that partisanship would lead to a “spirit of revenge” in which party men would not govern for the good of the people, but only to obtain and maintain their grip on power.
ANG67 TIL that a “Jiffy” is a real unit of time. Defined by Gilbert Lewis in 1926 as the time it takes light to travel 1cm (~33.3564 picoseconds), it has since been redefined in astrophysics & quantum physics by Edward Harrison as the time it takes for light to travel 1 fermi (or, 10^-15m: ~3×10^-24sec):
Lkjev TIL David J. Peterson Invented 'Dothraki' & 'Valyrian' Languages in Game of Thrones including Grammar & Phonology, 300pg. Dictionary with Over 1.2M Learners to Date
l7YoN TIL That the majority of Purple Hearts issued to the US military over the last seventy five years were produced in 1945. In anticipation of high casualties for the unrealized invasion of Japan high production of the medal resulted in an end of war surplus of almost 500 000.
OGNQX TIL that Michael Jackson recorded a narration for E.T. on an audiobook mixed with John Williams’ score and dialogue from the movie. It was released two weeks before Thriller.