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TIL the south largely voted democrat before 1964. What happened in ‘64? Democratic President Johnson pushed and passed the Civil Rights Act.

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loRNA TIL 40% of the population in India speaks Hindi, and 8% speak Bengali, making it the second most widely spoken language. Around 10% of India’s population speak English, but it is only a first language for 0.019%
1aeZO TIL Herpes Zoster (Chickenpox/Shingles) and Herpes Simplex show an up to 50% T-cell cross-reactivity.
XeQR TIL The French Prime Minister proposed uniting France and Britain into a single country in 1957
XEPxj TIL that an average NFL game has just 11 minutes of live play. The rest of the time is devoted to over 100 commercials, 17 minutes of replay and around 75 minutes is spent watching players, coaches, and referees essentially loiter on the field.
XEBoE TIL that seat belts were very controversial when they first appeared in cars during the 40s and 50s with many arguing that they caused injuries and didn't work, no matter how much researchers disputed these claims. Many people refused to wear them and even cut them out of their car seats.