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TIL that Lincoln had depression for most of his life and often contemplated suicide.

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yQlra TIL Morocco was the first nation, in 1777, to officially recognize the United States of America by opening its ports to American ships. In 1786 the nation signed a treaty of 'peace and friendship', a document that marks one of the longest diplomatic relationships US history.
W76Ld TIL it took world population over 2 million years to reach 1 billion, but only 207 more to grow to 7 billion.
6PyJ TIL at the 68th Academy Awards, Apollo 13 lost Best Visual Effects to Babe. That’s right, the talking pig.
b6D0j TIL of the eccentric Lord Longford who attempted to get parole for serial killer Myra Hindley, and who visited strip clubs in the 1970’s to compile a report on them. Longford nonetheless did acts of kindness, such as visiting a man who was dying of AIDS and had been abandoned by his family.
KpKQ TIL Japanese police fire bright orange permanent paint-balls at fleeing vehicles so that other police vehicles can see them and identify them at a later date if they get away.