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TIL: 4chan created a feminist programming language called C Plus Equality. Some changes include renaming of “class” to “social_construct”, and the prohibition of “y” variables.

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j6Lxp TIL there was a proposed US annexation of the Dominican Republic under President Grant. The bill failed in the Senate because of Liberal Republican opposition, and directly contributed to the Liberal Republicans running Horace Greeley to oppose Grant in the 1872 election.
0wZM1 TIL wealthy Chinese criminals occasionally hire look-a-likes to serve their prison sentence
b94K7 TIL Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos were both abandoned by their biological father as children and refused to meet them once they were adults.
4kMpR TIL Snoop Dogg has his own animated kids channel on YT with original songs that, some how, are all bangers.
N7r8P TIL upon leaving his role as president, George Washington gave America two pieces of advice: 1.) Avoid excessive political party spirit and geographical distinctions. 2.) In foreign affairs, he warned against long-term alliances with other nations.