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TIL the word candidate comes from the Latin word for white; candidus, because Roman senators wore white togas.

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awnyN TIL that God Bless America was written by a Russian immigrant. This Russian immigrant was Irving Berlin.
oRBAY TIL that King Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, ordered the execution of Anabaptists - who believed in a second adult baptism - by what he referred to as a 'Third Baptism': Drowning!
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pY9Ze TIL up until the 90s Oscar voters for best documentary used to show up to a screening theater and given a flashlight. 15 minutes after a documentary is played, voters can turn on their flashlight to stop the documentary. If 3/4 of the voters have their lights on, they can move on to the next doc.