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TIL of the Lollards, pre Lutheran Christian Reformists who opposed many practices of the Catholic Church (such as praying to saints and confession) and translated the bible into English.

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OGa51 TIL of the Benjamin Duke House on 5th Avenue in New York City. It was completed in 1901 for an heir to the Duke tobacco fortune. It remained in the Duke Family for more than a century and In 2006 it sold to a former taxi driver for $40 million, the most ever paid for a Manhattan residence.
E1Mm0 TIL that in most states in America, employers are are not federally required to provide meal breaks of rest breaks to employees
Z8W9v TIL 37 million pounds of Jelly Bellies are made each year, enough to circle the earth several times
Oo0ag TIL: In an average week, nursing facilities in the US administer antipsychotic drugs to over 179,000 people who do not have diagnoses for which the drugs are approved.
v1WOD TIL Former Vice President Alben W. Barkley suddenly collapsed and died from a massive heart attack during his keynote speech at the Washington and Lee University Mock Convention upon uttering: "I would rather be a servant in the House of the Lord than sit in the seats of the mighty." April 30, 1956.