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TIL: the bill of rights had stuff in there that got “oligarched” out…

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nWnXd TIL that cardiovascular diseases cause an estimated 17.9 million deaths per year, most often (4 out of 5) through heart attack and stroke. One third of these deaths occur prematurely, or under the age of 70.
QJjpd TIL that R. Budd Dwyer, 30th State Treasurer of Pennsylvania, literally shot and killed himself at a televised press conference on Jan 22, 1987
M7VlW TIL Lady Anne Blunt, a co-founder of the Crabbet Arabian Stud in England, was daughter of Lady Ada Lovelace, regarded as the first computer programmer, who was daughter of Lord Byron, English romantic poet.
oPyE TIL the tool that is clapped together by film makers before filming a scene is called a “clapboard” and is used to synchronize the audio with the video later in production by matching the clapping sound with the movement of the clapboards arm.
m6vM TIL Elvis Presley once asked his limo driver, “Do you own this limo or do you work for the company?” He responded, “I work for the company.” Elvis said “Well, you own it now.” The limo driver’s tip was the limo.