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TIL that deaths related to heart attacks and heart disease are statistically more common on Christmas and New Year's days.

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D09J TIL there’s a colony in Brazil populated by descendants of between 2,000 and 4,000 Confederate refugees who chose to leave the United States after they lost the American Civil War.
Lk1rm TIL Lincoln's cabinet was a team of rivals, including notable William Seward, who was initially resentful & condescending of the president. The two eventually became close personal friends, spending many nights bonding over stories, good humor, & politics, much to the dismay of other cabinet members
yQRre TIL US pays Cuba $4,085 a month in rent for "Guantanamo Bay", but Cuba has only once cashed a check and only by mistake
QjEp TIL the only people protected from age discrimination in the United States are those over the age of 40.
R5eYl TIL renegade film director Sam Peckinpah directed a 1981 music video for the band Sparks.