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TIL that, in an 1886 speech, former U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes said that "free government cannot long endure if property is largely in a few hands and large masses of people are unable to earn homes, education, and a support in old age."

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d8J48 TIL about the Alcubierre drive, a solution of Einstein's field equations in general relativity by which a spacecraft could theoretically achieve apparent faster-than-light travel without breaking any physical laws. It would have to be made of matter of negative energy density, which may not exist.
9emG TIL that a student in China can secure a loan by providing nude images of themselves holding their student ID as collateral to be released online in case of a loan default
8a4nG TIL that there's such a thing as a "media bias chart" that is helpful in determining reliability in news sources
e0NLn TIL actress Dominique Dunne, most famous for her portrayal of Dana in the 1982 film Poltergeist, was strangled by her ex-boyfriend, John Sweeney, in the driveway of her home shortly after the film's release. She went into a coma and died five days later. Sweeney served less than 4 years in prison.