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TIL in a 2011 Family Guy episode there is a reference to an incumbent Republican president who upon failing to get re-elected starts an insurrection/civil war

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AG8d TIL George Zimmer, the owner and founder of The Men’s Wearhouse, does not background check his employees. “I don’t trust the U.S. justice system to get it right,” says Zimmer, who is himself a recovering alcoholic; “I’d rather make my own decisions, and I believe in giving people a second chance.”
vej7 TIL that there is a simple version of Wikipedia, called the Simple English Wikipedia, which uses only simple words and grammar and is for people who are learning English and also for people who want to understand something fast.
oBJEE TIL in 1983 US Interior Department secretary James Watt banned the Beach Boys from playing at the National Mall, saying the concerts encouraged drug use and attracted the wrong element. He was forced to apologize after finding Ronald Reagan was a fan.
R5WJ1 TIL: It was only 52 years ago that it became legal for unmarried couples in the United States to possess contraception.
8DDV TIL that pilots eat different meals to avoid food poisoning