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TIL many 17th Century pirate ships had proto-democratic, anti-authoritarian rules for sharing wealth, keeping power in check, compensating for injuries, and including marginalized people.

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7r1Rx TIL The daughter of President Richard Nixon married the grandson of President Eisenhower.
DYre TIL that the Hawaiian language has only eight consonants: H, K, L, M, N, P, W, and ʻokina. Every consonant must be followed by a vowel.
vPdoB TIL about Lauri Törni who fought for the Finnish Army during the Winter War and Continuation War, fought for Germany during WWII, and fought for the US during Vietnam War, where he was killed. He is the only known Waffen-SS to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
a8wA TIL that in 1994, when the Northridge earthquake knocked out the power in LA, people contacted authorities and observatories wondering what the strange bright lights (stars) in the sky were.
WdEX TIL that workers at Google believed the site was under a DDoS attack due to the extreme volume of people searching about Michael Jackson on the day of his death.