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TIL that a “Roosevelt Republican” is a politically conservative individual with a high regard for the environment.

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GPRg TIL a Canadian student attending a lecture on out-of-body experiences approached the professor after saying, “I thought everybody could do that.” She is the first person studied who can induce them at will.
R9O1 TIL the US Women’s National Team has finished in 1st, 2nd or 3rd in every FIFA World Cup
W7NPY TIL of the Tlatelolco massacre, a student protest that led to hundreds of deaths and thousands of people being injured, after the mexican government had snipers firing at the Mexican Armed Forces to make it appear the protest had turned violent and justify the massacre
RxY9 TIL that Fasting is beneficial to the immune system by triggering stem cell regeneration
9YKbB TIL Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is a big Lord of the Rings fan, and under the pseudonym ‘Ingahild Grathmer’ helped to illustrate the danish version of the book