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TIL: The Republican Party was solely created to stop slavery.

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R5Dw4 TIL that 2001: A Space Odyssey was realised a year before Neil Armstrong stepped on the Moon
epZLg TIL the number of active four-star Generals (the highest officer rank of the US army) is limited. This is set at 7 Army generals, 2 Marine generals, 8 Air Force generals, 2 Space Force generals, 6 Navy admirals, and 2 Coast Guard admirals.
8eJDP TIL that a bear was adopted by the Polish Forces during World War 2.
6QPX TIL that U.S. schoolchildren used to say the Pledge of Allegiance using the “Bellamy salute” (more recognizably the salute used by Hitler and the Nazis). In order to prevent further confusion or controversy, US Congress instituted the hand-over-the-heart gesture.
6ELGW TIL a gallon of gas typically costs no more than a few pennies in Venezuela.